California live oak
Americannoun
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And plein-air painters filled their canvases with the dramatic silhouettes of the California live oak.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Nicole recommended California live oak and toyon, and even some non-natives, including bird of paradise.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
The yard is anchored by trees — a California live oak in the center, along with a Meyer lemon tree, a Golden Nugget tangerine and a pomegranate he said has “done gangbusters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2018
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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