once existed throughout California.
to clear acerage for growing crops.
Because nobody is on my side." - Treebeard
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| Beneath Great Oaks |
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| Great oaks like this gigantic Coast Live Oak once existed throughout California. |
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| Most were cut down for fire wood and to clear acerage for growing crops. |
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| Coast Live Oaks have a distinctive candelabra limb structure. |
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| "Side? I am on nobody's side. Because nobody is on my side." - Treebeard |
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| The trunk of this stately oak is marred with a man-sized fissure. |
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| Hollow for several feet through the center of this ancient oak. |
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| "Great oaks from tiny acorns grow." -Traditional |
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