Fagaceae FAMILY

Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The tree's leaf and twig trichomes shed when disturbed. They irritate the skin and are easily inhaled, making it unpleasant to log in tanoak forests[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ].

Botanical Description

Notholithocarpus densiflorus is an evergreen shrub or a tree that sometimes is no more than 3 metres tall, more usually grows up to 20 metres tall, exceptionally reaching 45 metres. Trees growing in the subcanopy usually have narrow crowns, while open-grown trees have broad, rounded crowns. The bole is usually straight and cylindrical, though occasionally is crooked; when grown in forest conditions it can be free of branches for 9 - 24 metres and 20 - 80cm in diameter. Mature trees have deep taproots and an extensive network of lateral and surface roots[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The tree has been harvested on a commercial basis for its wood and also for the tannins in its bark. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - southern Oregon and California.

HabitatMixed evergreen forest and redwood forest, open conifer forest, margins of woods, on slopes and dry slopes; at elevations up to 2,200 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Fertile mountain slopes[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].