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Definition of California black oak
1. Noun. Large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves.
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Black Oak
Literary usage of California black oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"california black oak, simply called Black Oak in the field, is a graceful tree
30 to 85 feet high with broad rounded crown and trunk 1 to 4J4 feet in ..."
2. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"The california black oak was first collected in 1846 near the Spanish town of
Sonoma by Hartweg, a botanical explorer of the London Horticultural Society. ..."
3. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"... especial value in mechanical construction, being hard, tough, strong and durable.
It is also valuable as fuel. The Kellogg Oak, or california black oak ..."
4. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"california black oak (Quercus californica). Western Oregon, southward through
California-coast mountains and western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ..."
5. Report by California Division of Forestry (1919)
"california black oak (Quercus californica). california black oak is found at
middle elevations. In the Sierra Nevadas it mingles with western yellow pine at ..."
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