Street Trees Through the Seasons – Nuttall’s Scrub Oak

Quercus dumosa (Nuttall's Scrub Oak) is in the Fagaceae family. It is native to central California and Baja California; and is found in the Coast Ranges, coastal islands, and San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. The tree is evergreen, and key diagnostics include a dense, twiggy, irregular canopy (the twigs grow at right angles to branches). Leaves are alternate, simple, 5/8 to 1”, shiny, dark green with whitish hairs and toothed margins. Flowers are insignificant yellowish green…

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