Quercus agrifolia (Californian Live Oak)

Also known as: Encina
Native: California
Location: Only found in oak collections.
Often shrubby with stems prostrate or only a few feet high.
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Flowers

Flowers open in May with the appearance of the young leaves.
Fruits

The sessile acorns are a long conical shape 3.7cm long, often deeply enclosed in the cup. They ripen in one year and fall in October.
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