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[[Oakland]] was named after the coastal live oak trees that were [http://www.oaklandmomma.com/2017/03/24/beloved-oak-tree/ once plentiful there]. There's a large oak tree in front of City Hall in Frank Ogawa Plaza known as [https://localwiki.org/oakland/Jack_London_Oak The Jack London Oak]. | [[Oakland]] was named after the coastal live oak trees that were [http://www.oaklandmomma.com/2017/03/24/beloved-oak-tree/ once plentiful there]. There's a large oak tree in front of City Hall in Frank Ogawa Plaza known as [https://localwiki.org/oakland/Jack_London_Oak The Jack London Oak]. | ||
In Berkeley, you can find oak trees at the aptly named [https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Trees_Parks/Parks__Live_Oak_Park.aspx Live Oak Park]. | In [[Berkeley]], you can find oak trees at the aptly named [https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Trees_Parks/Parks__Live_Oak_Park.aspx Live Oak Park]. | ||
[https://www.ebparks.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24106 Native Oaks of the East Bay] | [https://www.ebparks.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24106 Native Oaks of the East Bay] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 28 October 2018
Coastal live oak trees are native to the Bay Area and was an important food source for the Ohlone tribe.[1] However, this article claims that natives felt acorns from live oaks were "too wormy" and "too easy to get — nothing that plentiful can be very good."
Some of the oldest in San Francisco are in Golden Gate Park's Oak Woodlands Natural Area on the northeast corner of the park.
Oakland was named after the coastal live oak trees that were once plentiful there. There's a large oak tree in front of City Hall in Frank Ogawa Plaza known as The Jack London Oak.
In Berkeley, you can find oak trees at the aptly named Live Oak Park.
- Interior live oak
- Coastal live oak
- Canyon live oak
- Valley oak
- Blue oak
- Palmer oak
- Black oak
North Bay:
See Also
References
- ↑ Janis Gomes. "Native Trees: San Francisco’s Long time Residents." Sutro Stewards, April 24, 2017.
