Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 19, Issue 1 – February 2003 On December 17 and 18, a Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium was held in Monterey. This Conference was sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and
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Blue Oaks Grow Slowly
Age analysis of Quercus douglasii , or blue oak, shows that, in general, blue oaks grow very slowly. On average, trees that were 7 inches in diameter were 100 years old. Although growth was slightly faster than this in some locations, even at the best site, it took an average of ten years for a tree to grow each inch in thickness.
Read full articleAgroforestry on California’s Hardwood Rangelands
Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997 Hardwood rangelands comprise approximately nine million acres- just under 10% of the total land area-in California. In contrast to higher elevation coniferous forests which are often publicly owned, about
Read full articleBlack Oaks Lose Leaves in El Nino Winter
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 13, Issue 2 – August, 1998 BERKELEY – This summer, people living in the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges have reported seeing the leaves on California black oaks coveredwith brown spots, curling at the edges
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 6, Issue 1 – April 1991 Introduction With springtime upon us it appears that the 1990-1991 rainfall levels will be far below normal in much of California in spite of the heavy March rains. Coupled
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 5, Issue 1 – June, 1990 Introduction In the middle of February, a cold arctic storm swept through California, dumping record amounts of snow in the Northern California Sierra Foothills. Low elevation areas that may
Read full articleBrown Oak Trees Dot California’s Landscape
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987 Introduction During August 1987, an unusual phenomenon occurred in California. Many oak trees began turning brown and started dropping their leaves. While most of the trees affected were deciduous
Read full articleSudden Oak Death Threatens Coastal Oak Forests
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 17, Issue 1 – February 2001 As reported in two previous issues of Oaks ’n’ Folks (August 1999 and March 2000), a new type of mortality in tanoaks (Lithocarpus densiflorus) was first observed in Marin
Read full articleLiving Among the Oaks Creates a Sticky Situation
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996 This summer, many people up and down the Coast, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, have noticed a sticky residue under their oak trees, as if the oaks
Read full articleGrasshoppers Continue to Hamper Oak Restoration Efforts
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 9, Issue 2 – September 1994 Introduction During the past seven years, over a dozen oak field trials have been established at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC). While we have discovered numerous
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