B123 



CALIFORNIA BLACK OAK 



Quer'cus kellog'gii, syii. Q. califor'nica 



Leaves 3 to 6 (rarely up to 

 10) in. long, 2 to 4 (rarely 6) 

 in. wide, bright green, lustrous 

 and smooth above, light green 

 and somewhat woolly below, 

 deeply or shallowly lobed, com- 

 monly with 3 lobes on each side ; 

 each lobe with 1 to 3 bristle- 

 tipped teeth 



Acorns 1 to 1J^ in. long, about 

 % in. wide, set deep in cup, at 

 first covered with fine white 

 fuzz, later smooth and chestnut- 

 brown, maturing second 

 autumn 



Cup K to 1 in. deep, % to 1^ 

 in. broad, chestnut-brown; 

 scales thin, loosely overlapping, 

 with papery margins, commonly 

 reddish at the tips 



