THE CALIFORNIA WHITE OAK {^:^uercus lohata) 



The largest and most picturesque of the Western oaks. The dome is broader than high ; the outer twigs droop like a weening 

 willow's, but acquire a wonderful tortuousness later. Lumbermen have spared this tree because its wood is not strong. Gigantic 

 individuals stand in the park-like valleys, set rovmd bv moimtain peaks, making a landscape which is unrivalled in anv country 



