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Oregon White Oak
This stump of a common Garry oak tree. An interesting facts: ...Most recently the wood, which is similar to that of other white oaks, has been used experimentally in Oregon for creating casks in which to age wine. When used as firewood, garry oak produces 28 million BTUs per cord burned.
''Quercus garryana'', the Garry oak, Oregon white oak or Oregon oak, is a tree species with a range stretching from southern California to southwestern British Columbia. It grows from sea level to 210 metres altitude in the northern part of its range, and at 300 to 1,800 metres in the south of the range in California. The tree is named after Nicholas Garry, deputy governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1822–35.
Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
By Stephen Philips
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Uploaded Jul 23, 2015.
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