Quercus agrifolia Woodlanders Introduction noting only in his catalog

noting only in his catalog that here was a new species

'Shiva' was originally presumed to be Chamaecyparis thyoides

bushy form and steady bloom fill in among grasses and other natives

paper bush shares the tribe's supple

well-drained soil in a sunny to lightly shaded spot

Quercus agrifolia Woodlanders Introduction noting only in his catalogQuercus 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