Scientific Name: Quercus lobata
Date Collected: April 15th, 2011
Location: Collected at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA right outside the southern entrance.
Nativity: Quercus lobata is native to California.
Habitat: It is able to grow in a variety of environments, but it is native to the hot and dry climate of the California foothills and valleys and riparian forests below 600 meters of elevation where there is more water available.
Special Notes: The Valley Oak is the biggest oak tree in North America. It can grow as high as 100 feet and have trunks that are 6-7 feet in diameter. This plant can produce up to a ton of acorns in a successful year. Q. lobata is an important ecological species. Many birds and small mammals rely on the tree as a food source and a shelter.
Resources: http://www.kaweahoaks.com/html/valley_oaks_new.html
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quelob/all.html
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