oregon white oak
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Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana
Characteristics
• Brown lightly fissured bark• Western Oregon species• Running Y stronghold• Lobed leaves darker on upper surface• Acorns• Distinctive silhouette• Rounded lobes distinguish it from Black Oak
Ecology
• Current Oak die off on west coast caused by fungus
• Up to 500 years
• Attract fauna that live on acorns
• Trees important to many birds such as Acorn woodpeckers
• Leaves important Black-tail forage
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