Live Oak. Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)
Live Oak (Cal., Oreg.).
Canyon Live Oak, Black Live Oak, Golden-cup Oak (Cal.).
Canyon Oak, Iron Oak, Maul Oak, Valparaiso Oak (Cal.).
Locality.
West of Rocky Mountains, canyons, and high elevations.
Features of Tree.
Fifty to eighty feet in height, three to six feet in diameter. Often low shrub. Impressive appearance. Evergreen foliage.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.