Gardening in Californi 



native Black Oak, one of our most desirable species, loves a rich 

 pocket of soil on a sheltered hillside. In such a situation it is one 

 of the most attractive and noble of all the Oak family. 



California is justly proud of its Oaks, and it is hoped that 

 owners of fine specimens, of whatever kind or species, will spare 



Quercus suber. 



them as long as possible, remembering that it takes at least a 

 hundred years to grow them and that many of our grand speci- 

 men Oaks were large trees when Drake and Balboa first visited 

 the Coast. 



Among the most desirable non-indigenous species are the 

 English Oak (Quercus robur), the Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris), 

 the Cork Oak (Quercus suber), the Pin Oak (Quercus palustris), 

 the Willow Oak (Quercus phillos) and the Southern Evergreen 

 Oak (Quercus Virginiana) while all the others are well worthy 

 of prominent places in large pleasure-grounds, public or private. 



