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Oak Species Selection Matrix for California With Photo LinksWestArbOakArt4.htmlWestArbOakArt4.htmlWestArbOakArt4.htmlWestArbOakArt4.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
Relative Drought Tolerance Of Common California TreesDroughtArt1.htmlDroughtArt1.htmlDroughtArt1.htmlDroughtArt1.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
Photos: Unique Oaks For California LandscapesOakSpeciesIndex.htmlOakSpeciesIndex.htmlOakSpeciesIndex.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1
Correcting Rootball Defects in Container Grown Nursery TreesRootball1.htmlRootball1.htmlRootball1.htmlRootball1.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2
Girdling Roots in the California LandscapeGirdlingRoots0.htmlGirdlingRoots0.htmlGirdlingRoots0.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1
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Welcome To The Circus of Quercus, California-Style!

This site is a work in progress and an act of love.

Feedback is welcome - some of the information presented here is based on a limited dataset, so please consider all recommendations provisional. If you have contradictory experience with these species, please let us know! And, please remember, results with these trees will vary widely in California’s bewildering array of microclimates. If you know of more unusual oaks in California, particularly from arid parts of the world, or trees with acknowledged drought-adaptation, we will be delighted to incorporate this information.


If you are interested in trying some of these oaks in your local urban forest, please let us know. Many of these trees are now being propagated in limited quantities, and are available for contract growing.

Click Here for Old Bio - Much Has Changed!http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_13.arborist13.shtml

Dave is an ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist.

He lives in Santa Cruz, CA.

The Oaktopia trees are growing near

Sebastopol, CA.

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