The Flora of Mount Shasta
California Black OakOak Family (Fagaceae) Quercus kelloggii
Growth Form: Tree with rounded, open-spreading crown
Flower: Female flowers minute, obscure, near end of branch. Male flowers minute in a pendent catkin.
Fruit: An acorn with a cup covering 1/3 to 2/3 of the nut. Fruit matures within 2 growing seasons.
Leaves: Deciduous; leaves pinnately lobed with each lobe having 1 to 4 bristle tips. Alternate on stem.
Height: 30 to 80 feet
Found: Dry sandy to rocky soils of valleys, foothills, and lower mountain slopes
Tidbits: Popular as stove firewood; occurs in near-pure stands or mixed broadleaf-conifer forests.
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