“And hopefully (the tree) will have long acorns. And, usually you only see those big oak galls, the oak apples, on the valley oaks. Though not always.” A California Black Oak leaf. (Justine ...

These groups maintain and protect impressive granaries in which thousands of acorns ... black back, but lacks white rump and belly; Lewis’s lacks white areas in plumage. Common. Year-round: oak ...

The blue oak, valley live oak, coast live oak and black oak are California’s most dominant species ... and it is estimated ...