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Definition of Oregon oak
1. Noun. Small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oregon Oak
Literary usage of Oregon oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"The tree form of the Oregon oak is remarkable for the whiteness of its trunk bark,
... Contrariwise the latter will sometimes display Oregon oak bark. ..."
2. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"Oregon oak, also called Post Oak, is a tree 25 to 55 feet high with a rounded
crown and trunk \l/2 to 5 feet in diameter. The trunk bark is white, ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"Among deciduous trees the most important are the Oregon oak (quercus Garret/ana),
the only oak in the state, confined to the ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... is of vigorous growth and becomes a stately tree and is of picturesque appearance
in winter with its corky branches. 29. Garryana, Douglas. Oregon oak. ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Wilhelm Miller, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"Oregon oak. Tree, to 80, rarely to 100 ft., with wide-spreading branches, sometimes
shrubby; bark light gray: Ivs. obovate, ..."
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