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Turf Talk: Planting food near native oaks

February 28, 2017 by Joshua Burman Thayer 1 Comment

Here in Northern California, we are blessed with many stoic and picturesque native oaks. Quercus agrifolia =Coastal Live Oak, Quercus lobata = Valley Oak, or Quercus douglasii= Blue Oak are all found in this bioregion. Many people are talking about Sudden Oak Death and other oak ailments as a result of anthropogenic (manmade) influences. Fear […]

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