tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post8147203803000382478..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: coast live oak ~ 12/07/13 ~ Fort OrdKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-54172096310864798842013-12-14T20:52:53.249-08:002013-12-14T20:52:53.249-08:00uh-oh ;-)
Thank you for the links - I will start s...uh-oh ;-)<br />Thank you for the links - I will start studying again!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-51735233186156317852013-12-14T20:35:14.993-08:002013-12-14T20:35:14.993-08:00Hey, Jeannette. It's interesting that the lea...Hey, Jeannette. It's interesting that the leaves, other than being dead, have no other markings, no blisters, no irregular edges. I wonder if all dried, dead on the twig leaves are due to fungus, or if it can happen *only* due to drought?<br /><br />Gretchen, I don't know, black oaks are deciduous and they have pointy barbs. Check out Las Pilitas Nursery's excellent series on CA oaks:<br /><a href="http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak1.html" rel="nofollow">California Oaks I </a><br><br /><a href="http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak2.html" rel="nofollow">California Oaks II</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak3.html" rel="nofollow">California Oaks III</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak4.html" rel="nofollow">California Oaks IV</a><br>Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-3848161320019897022013-12-12T13:36:02.750-08:002013-12-12T13:36:02.750-08:00This is really interesting...it's amazing the ...This is really interesting...it's amazing the defense mechanisms in nature. I have just this fall been trying to learn which oak is the (broad category of) Live Oak, so your post is timely, one more repetition of the information. I came up with a mnemonic to help me remember: the little barbs on the leaves, when they fall on a patio or deck, help the leaves hold on for dear *life* when you are trying to sweep them off.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-69819148582955681022013-12-12T09:40:25.574-08:002013-12-12T09:40:25.574-08:00The utmost tips being so uniformly brown against t...The utmost tips being so uniformly brown against the green leaves does suggest the drought may have something to do with it. Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.com