Quercus kelloggii (California Black Oak) Size:2 gal SE The trunk is sometimes flared

The trunk is sometimes flared out near the bottom (buttressed) with reddish brown to gray bark that is fibrous and vertically ridged

Smooth sumac has edible berries and poisonous leaves - though the leaves cannot be eaten

Watering Needs: moderate

5-1 inch long

Quercus kelloggii (California Black Oak) Size:2 gal SE The trunk is sometimes flaredDeciduous tree, 40 80 ft (12 24 m), open, rounded crown, may be a shrub at high elevations, to 15 ft (4. 5 m). Bark dark gray or black, smooth on young trees and broad, irregularly plated ridges. Leaves alternate, simple, 8 15 cm long, sharply cut into 7 11 lobes, which toothed, each tooth ending in a bristle, base often obtuse or wedge shaped, upper surface glossy green, paler below, both surfaces of young leaves sometimes pubescent and dusty rose or