Quercus agrifolia Woodlanders Introduction well-drained soil in a sunny

well-drained soil in a sunny to lightly shaded spot

the reason ironwood stuck as a name

or grow against a wall away from open ground

or trained up a trellis for a winter show

noting only in his catalog that here was a new species

Quercus agrifolia Woodlanders Introduction well-drained soil in a sunnyQuercus agrifolia, the coast live oak, is the evergreen oak of the California coast, the gnarled, dark canopied tree that shades the golden hills of Steinbeck country and spreads heavy limbs over ranchland and canyon. The holly like leaves are small, thick, and leathery, glossy dark green above with a spiny toothed edge, and the tree holds them year round, casting the deep, cool shade that is the plant's signature. Left room, coast live oak builds a