A close up study of a cluster of valley oak (quercus lobata) leaves in the afternoon sun. There are cobwebs, dust and, on the mid ridge of one leaf, a red growth, the beginning of an oak gall.
#MacroMonday #OakGall #QuercusLobata #leaves #nature #photography #🌱
Josie, a Bernese Mountain Dog, stands under the shady canopy of a half reclining California Valley White Oak surrounded by golden grass.
A contorted giant valley white oak with grayish checkered bark, golden grass at its base, and bright green lobed leaves.
A special tree this #ThickTrunkTuesday. This recumbent giant is a very old Valley #WhiteOak, #QuercusLobata, on a hillside in Northern Marin County, CA. One of its major limbs is lying on the ground, but surviving just fine.
Day 5 of #JRBPVirtualTour! The iconic and endemic to #California: #ValleyOak (Quercus lobata). Mature Valley oak specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years and its stature may approach 30 meters in height! #Quercuslobata #Quercus!
