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tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus)
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Size: Grows to 100' tall and 3' in diameter,
but may also be shrubby.
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Leaves: Simple,
alternate, evergreen. Thick and leathery; 3"-5" long;
bluish white fuzz underneath; margins smooth or toothed.
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Fruit: Acorns
with spiked caps.
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Twigs: Stout; buds clustered at tips; star-shaped
pith.
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Bark: Thin with flattened ridges or plates.
- Distribution: It grows only in southwestern
Oregon and California, from sea level to about 5000'.
For more information about this species see "Trees
to Know in Oregon".
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