tan oak
noun
: a U.S. Pacific coast evergreen tree (Lithocarpus densiflora) of the beech family that has erect staminate catkins and furrowed brown bark rich in tannins
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
The forest’s Douglas fir and tan oak didn’t fare as well.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2021
Two common trees at the park, Douglas fir and tan oak, don’t survive fire well and are likely dead, according to the Sempervirens Fund.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2020
Its night and day hawk-life, slope-life, fogs, coyote, tan oaks,
white-speckled amanita.
—Jane Hirshfield, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
Researchers estimate that 50 million tan oak trees have died from the disease.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Garbelotto said tan oaks — once abundant in southwestern Oregon and California from sea level to 5,000 feet — are the trees that are being obliterated.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
The forest’s Douglas fir and tan oak didn’t fare as well.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2021
Two common trees at the park, Douglas fir and tan oak, don’t survive fire well and are likely dead, according to the Sempervirens Fund.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2020
Its night and day hawk-life, slope-life, fogs, coyote, tan oaks,
white-speckled amanita.
—Jane Hirshfield, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
Researchers estimate that 50 million tan oak trees have died from the disease.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
Garbelotto said tan oaks — once abundant in southwestern Oregon and California from sea level to 5,000 feet — are the trees that are being obliterated.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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“Tan oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tan%20oak. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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