
Quercus lobata
Valley Oak
Plant family: Fagaceae - Oak	Rating:
Plant type: Tree
Plant origin: N/A, California

Container	Avail Qty	Add to My List	Price
24 inch box natural	0		329.99
Fifteen Gallon	0		139.00
Five gallon - Natural	0		44.99
D-40	0		14.99

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Flower Color

Female-White, Male-Yellow

Blooming Season

Spring

Height

Over 40 feet

Spread

Over 40 feet

Sun / Shade

Monthly Water

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Wildlife Friendliness Rating

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Best Soil Conditions > Learn More
Clay, Sand, Sandy Loam
Special Characteristic
Autumn Foliage, Edible , Fire Resistance, Important to Native People

Plant Highlights

The Valley oaks are large, angular limbed trees that can reach up to 100 ft in height. They display a grayish, alligator -skin like bark that is offset in the winter, when the large, lobed leaves drop to the ground. These trees provide apmle shade in the summer heat and can provide nature with safe, shaded cover.

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	Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am	Rating:
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	Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am	Rating:
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California’s Native Plants™

Quercus lobata

Valley Oak

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Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am

Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am

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