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Most people seem unaware that trees - virtually all native - are dying in large numbers, all over the planet. This is a compilation derived from a simple web search. I suspect many more such articles can be found. This dying is exactly what forest ecologists have been warning us will happen with climate change, literally for decades.
Do you find this a shocking question? Do you think the answer is an obvious and unequivocal yes? If so, I'd like to take you on a little journey, from the past, to the present, and into the future. Today, looking around the urban forests of the Bay Area (and other parts of central California) the sight is rather dire. Trees are seriously stressed virtually everywhere you look.
So you are away from home, and just found a great oak tree. You want to grow that oak tree, to make one (or more) just like it. And, look! There are acorns! But the acorns are green, and you know you need to wait if you want to grow this oak.
After more than 30 years of acorn collecting, I've learned things about acorn handling and storage that are neither obvious, nor commonly known, even among oak-cognoscenti. I've earned this knowledge honestly, and painfully.
Climate Change Winners and Losers in Coastal California Woodlands. With demand increasing rapidly for California native climate change resilient tree species, we set out to assess the Engelmann Oak (Quercus Engelmannii) acorn crop for 2019. We started out in Descanso, headed toward Willow and the Reservation. We found a promising packed dirt road, and headed up looking for our bluish friends.
A collection of Engelman Oak Trees throughout California including structure, root systems, acorns and leaves.