Quercus lobata, Valley Oak Full sun to light shade Salvia apiana var

Salvia apiana var

Native Americans had many uses for the plant

Plant with: Chamise (Adenostema fasciculatum)

- Tolerates clay but does best in heavy clay soil

White flowers bloom spring to late summer

Quercus lobata, Valley Oak Full sun to light shade Salvia apiana varQuercus lobata, Valley Oak A California Native that is the largest North American Oak, reaching up to 100 feet tall. It can reach up to 60 feet in 20 years. The leaves will turn from green to yellow to brown in the fall. Then it goes deciduous in the winter. Acorns drop in fall, Acorn Woodpeckers, Western Scrub Jay, and the California squirrel consume the acorns. The matte green leaves are fuzzy and pale green on underneath. Valley oaks can tolerate