Tan Oak, Collected, #2433

Lithocarpus densiflorus: Collected Dec 2024. Pumice topped with mixed aggregate soil. Will see how well it recovers, will bag & mist, and heat mat. Vulnerable to sudden oak death.

Tanoak is an evergreen hardwood tree or shrub that is native to the west coast ranges of the United States.

Tanoak produces clusters of small white flowers in the summer and acorns in the fall.

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Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Commonly known as the tanoak or tanbark-oak, is a broadleaf tree. And a member of the Beech Family (Fagaceae).

The leaves will persist for three to four years.

Typically blossoms appear in June, July, or August with coastal and low-elevation trees blooming the earliest.

It is one of the species most seriously affected by the disease "sudden oak death" (Phytophthora ramorum), with high mortality reported over much of the species' range.