California's lovely Live Live Oak Trees / myLot

@TheHorse (207132)

Walnut Creek, California

March 8, 2018 6:33pm CST

We have many different kids of Live Oak trees in California. Some keep their leaves all year around. Some shed their leaves. Many harbor ticks, which like to drop onto you and suck your blood. All are pretty, and can survive on less water than the oak trees of the Midwest. One of my favorite oak trees is the Live Live Oak tree, shown here. It can be found on virtually all hikes in California. What I love about Live Live Oak trees is their visual symmetry. Plus the fact that they are connected to each other. As with many redwood trees (for which California is famous), Live Live Oak trees are often actually a single organism, connected by incredible above-ground root systems. Birds are advised not to perch on these trees when the weather has been wet, for reasons which I'll leave it up to you to consider. The same recent hike that yielded photos of a nice sunset to the West, green hills to the East, and some pretty flowers that I can't identify, also yielded this lovely photo of a strong and symmetrical Live Live Oak tree. I hope you appreciate its beauty.

11 people like this

9 responses

rebelann1949

@rebelann (111336)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Mar 18

I izz cornfuzed, all I seez is a power tower then you mention ticks ( I hate ticks ) and I fliger ain't no tick climin up a power tower so where's dat Live Live Oak Tree??

3 people like this

Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (48506)

• Mojave, California

9 Mar 18

Its an oak tree see the leaves hanging down. How you know its an oak tree.

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Mar 18

I've seen hawks and buzzards on Live Live Oak Trees. They put barbed things near the bottom so people wont climb them.

3 people like this

rebelann1949

@rebelann (111336)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Mar 18

You mean those ringy thingys are leaves @crossbones27 ?

2 people like this

Show more comments

Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Mar 18

I see a power line.

3 people like this

Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (48506)

• Mojave, California

9 Mar 18

No, that's an Oak Tree. This just what happens when Trump becomes president. Trump says that is an oak tree.

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Mar 18

Me too. After it rains, you can hear them hum.

2 people like this

Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Mar 18

@TheHorse Mine has an Eagle nest in it.

1 person likes this

Show more comments

AKRao24

@AKRao24 (27424)

• India

9 Mar 18

I think these Oak trees are now found in all countries irrespective of their zones! May be some are symmetric some may not but they are found everywhere now! Good picture dear friend @TheHorse! Thanks!

2 people like this

show previous comments

AKRao24

@AKRao24 (27424)

• India

9 Mar 18

Thanks dear @TheHorse ! Have a great time!

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Mar 18

@AKRao24 I'm hoping to take a short hike tomorrow.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Mar 18

Alas. There are some hikes here where (for awhile) you see no evidence of human intervention, but they are few and far between.

1 person likes this

Show more comments

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307895)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Mar 18

You have a wonderful sense of humor.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Mar 18

Humor? I thought I had late-onset Asperger's until the brainy psychologists deleted it from the latest DSM and proved me wrong.

1 person likes this

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307895)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Mar 18

@TheHorse

John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

9 Mar 18

I am familiar with our oak trees.

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Mar 18

I think they're preety similar to ours. I learned about live oak trees when I was in grad school in Santa Barbara.

1 person likes this

Kelli M

@spiderdust (14741)

• San Jose, California

9 Mar 18

A few years ago, a pigeon learned what can happen if one perches on one of those trees, and it set an entire hillside on fire. Sadly, the pigeon did not survive the lesson. If I can find the news article, I'll link it.

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Mar 18

Was rain involved? I watched (from my desk) as a squirrel get almost fried. Incredibly, after lying motionless for about 10 minutes, he survived.

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (207132)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Mar 18

@spiderdust Funny story. Dang pigeons shuld have kept their distance up there.

Kelli M

@spiderdust (14741)

• San Jose, California

9 Mar 18

@TheHorse From what I recall, there was no rain involved. It was in the summer, and you know how dry it gets around here during that time of the year. I found the article.