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[[File:qdouglasiiform.jpg|thumb|Blue oak  ''Quercus douglasii'']]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:qdouglasiileaf.jpg|thumb|Blue oak ''Quercus douglasii'']]
 
A large, deciduous [[oak]] tree, ''Quercus douglasii'', native to southern California. Blue oak produces a strong, durable wood used in furniture, millwork, and flooring.
 
A large, deciduous [[oak]] tree, ''Quercus douglasii'', native to southern California. Blue oak produces a strong, durable wood used in furniture, millwork, and flooring.
  
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Quercus douglasii; mountain white oak
 
Quercus douglasii; mountain white oak
  
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 
 
''Quercus douglasii'']]
 
== Other Properties ==
 
  
 
Medium trees growing 15-20 m.  Bark=rough with deep vertical furrows.  Leaves=shiny blue-green with irregular lobes.  Fruit=tapering acorns with shallow caps maturing in late summer every year.
 
Medium trees growing 15-20 m.  Bark=rough with deep vertical furrows.  Leaves=shiny blue-green with irregular lobes.  Fruit=tapering acorns with shallow caps maturing in late summer every year.
  
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:qdouglasiibark.jpg|Blue oak  ''Quercus douglasii''
 
File:qdouglasiiform.jpg|Blue oak  ''Quercus douglasii''
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
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* Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_oak (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_oak (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

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Blue oak Quercus douglasii

Description

Blue oak Quercus douglasii

A large, deciduous Oak tree, Quercus douglasii, native to southern California. Blue oak produces a strong, durable wood used in furniture, millwork, and flooring.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Quercus douglasii; mountain white oak

Physical and Chemical Properties

Medium trees growing 15-20 m. Bark=rough with deep vertical furrows. Leaves=shiny blue-green with irregular lobes. Fruit=tapering acorns with shallow caps maturing in late summer every year.

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976