California live oak
Americannoun
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While California live oak trees are protected in Altadena, others emblematic to the area are not.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Nicole recommended California live oak and toyon, and even some non-natives, including bird of paradise.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
‘Going Wild’ Available in-person and online, this multimedia collaboration between author Melina Sempill Watts and painter Jeff Sojka imagines existence from the perspective of a centuries-old California live oak tree; opens Aug. 26.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
The fungus somehow switched from being able to grow only on European oak roots to growing on a completely different oak species, the California live oak.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014
Not a single California live oak was cut down during construction, and a stand of the ancient trees rises in a dark elegance just beyond a piazza.
From Time Magazine Archive
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