Quercus engelmannii - Engelmann oak

Engelmann oak (Quercus engelmannii) is an evergreen oak native to southern California’s foothill woodlands, its acorns leached of bitter tannins before eating and its bark gum chewed.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
• Fuel¹

Type

• Quercus spp. - Oaks
• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

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

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 7 seconds ↩