Quercus chrysolepis - Canyon live oak

Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) is an evergreen oak native to California’s canyons and slopes, its acorns leached of bitter tannins before being ground into flour or roasted as a coffee substitute.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Acorn¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹
• Fuel¹

Type

• Quercus spp. - Oaks
• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Quercus chrysolepis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 5 seconds ↩