#california live oaks

[spiritheyregone]

765 Price Canyon Rd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449

[claviculars]

Landscape - Mediterranean Landscape Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean partial sun side yard gravel garden path in summer.

[rinibayphoto]

[jenfoundabug]

Gorgeous October thorn moth (Tetracis jubararia) I found while camping in Northern California a few months ago. These leaf mimics in the Geometridae family reach adulthood sometime in the fall (August - November depending on the locality), making their brown camouflage all the more clever. As a bonus, the serrated edges of their wings resemble the leaves of the live oak trees, which are common around here. Live oak picture, for your reference. Not brown, but you get the idea. They're evergreen, but shed old brown leaves fairly regularly, particularly in the fall.

[aurosoul]

saw a cool mushroom yesterday

[bluebelly-sun-serpentine]

One of my favorite oak individuals. A coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) who's had some run-ins with ivy and misteltoe, still making the best of the steep hillside – with last fall's green acorns – and the flowers growing at their feet this spring. I'm not great at identifying bulb flowers (everything looks like a daffodil to me), so if you know who these guys are please share their name. Narcissus what? I'll take any kind of common name, too - these are just as important.

This oak grows near a group of really strong buckeyes - I'm pretty sure they're Aesculus californica. I've always thought both coast live oaks and buckeyes have the most beautiful skeletons - agrifolia branches in curls, and there's something so compelling about bare winter buckeyes before they send out new leaves. Both feel so solid. The trees in my area have been struggling over the last few years, and a long rainy season has been very welcome. I truly thought it was over when we had that hot spell, but then we got some strong showers of the last few days. I feel like I've heard more frogs this season than I have in the whole of the time we've lived here.

I recently had another bereavement (a few too many in too few years). It's come at a bad time, with too much to do. I'm not sure what I'd do if I weren't able to go out and see and hear things growing. Red shouldered hawks use these buckeyes and oaks to scan for squirrels and woodrats. I found a tiny agrifolia sapling growing in a forgotten outdoor planter on my porch, and will have to decide where to put them and how best to care for them when they outgrow that. Crows hassle ravens in the redwoods up the street - underneath the redwoods is a damp skirt of captured fog. Probably there are tardigrades luxuriating there. I have a warm shelter when it's wet outside. Not everything is grief, or aggrieved, or grieving. Probably in different circumstances I'd look for some other way to prove that, but it's helpful to be able to just walk outside and see so many lives turning on and over.

[emperornorton47]

Live oak

[jpmorrow-art]

I did a sketch.  That’s a bit of coast live oak.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Love a Tree Day

National Love A Tree Day is celebrated every year on May 16 and it falls right in the middle of Garden for Wildlife Month. Did you know trees actually didn’t exist for the first 90% of Earth’s history? Shocking, isn’t it? Before trees, our Earth had fungi that grew 26 feet tall and resembled trees. Trees have played an irreplaceable role in the smooth functioning of our environment and celebrating this special day dedicated to them is the least we can do to appreciate them.

History of National Love a Tree Day

Trees can be thousands and thousands of years old with many species tending to have long lifespans. In fact, trees can be traced back to the creation of the world, according to the Bible and the story of Adam and Eve who ate the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

From well-preserved cellular anatomy, it has been found that Cladoxylopsida were the first species of large trees to appear on Earth almost 400 million years ago in the Devonian period. The other earliest trees were known to be tree ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes and, currently, it is estimated that there are close to three trillion mature trees in the world.

Trees have so many benefits — they provide us with lumber, food, nuts, oxygen to breathe, home for wildlife, and much more. Trees are even used for ornamental and decoration purposes. In the United States itself, there are approximately 766 million acres of forest land.

Trees form an essential part of our environment and, over the years, their importance has been taught to children growing up. Even in recent times, individuals have become so environmentally conscious that a sustainable lifestyle to protect our trees has become the norm. Most people now want to protect and preserve our trees, which make the world a better and safer place to live in.

While the hunt to find the origins of this day is still on, an entire day of appreciation for trees that have given us so much is the least we can do.

National Love a Tree Day timeline

1800 Christmas Tree Tradition

European nobles and officials adopt and popularize the tradition of setting up evergreen conifer trees in homes for Christmas.

1830 –1860 Joshua Tree’s Name

These plants get their name from Mormon settlers as the shape of the tree’s branches reminds them of a biblical passage wherein Joshua raises his hands to the sky in prayer.

1994 Wollemia Trees Found

A few survivors of these ancient trees that were once thought to be extinct are found living in a temperate rainforest in Australia.

2007 First Tree Fossil

Fossils of probably the first tree, Wattieza, that date back to the middle Devonian period, are found in New York State.

National Love a Tree Day FAQs

What day is Tree Day?

Arbor Day occurs on the last Friday in April.

What is World Tree Day?

World Tree or Forest Day is celebrated annually on 21 March.

How are trees important?

They give us clean water to drink, air to breathe, shade, and food for humans, animals, and plants. They provide habitats for numerous species of fauna and flora, firewood for cooking and heat, materials for buildings and places of spiritual, cultural, and recreational importance.

How To Celebrate National Love a Tree Day

Hug a tree

Plant a tree native to your area

Go for a walk in the woods

Release your inner tree hugger and go hug some trees to show them your love. Make sure you do it in front of some people so you can inspire them to show their love to these gentle giants too!

Do some quick research on trees that are native to your area. Once done, you can go ahead and purchase some seeds for that tree and plant them. Put in an effort to look after it as much as possible and see the fruits of your labor grow, literally.

Trees are a vital part of nature and exist all around us. Why not spend the day among trees to celebrate? Go for a walk in the woods and soak in the beauty of trees.

5 Facts About Trees That Will Blow Your Mind

The oldest tree

Space travel

They save you money

Trees can communicate

Trees are very thirsty

A bristlecone pine tree named Methuselah has lived for more than 4,800 years and is older than the Egyptian Pyramids.

Trees have kind of traveled to space when tree seeds were taken up by Apollo 14 astronauts.

Having a mature tree’s shade near your house can actually help to reduce your home cooling bill by approximately 20% in the summer.

It has been found that trees start producing a chemical called phenolics when they detect an insect raid, which acts as a signal for other trees.

An average tree can drink up to almost 530 gallons of water annually.

Why We Love National Love A Tree Day

Trees keep our streets and homes cooler

It helps to reconnect with Earth

Trees are a habitat for wildlife

Urban areas can get significantly hot and even more so in summer. This is when our loving trees come to the rescue! The shade and water vapor provided by trees can keep urban areas so much cooler. National Love A Tree Day is a perfect opportunity to acknowledge the importance of this green cover.

Planting a tree or simply taking care of existing trees can evoke a sense of belonging with nature. Trees are nature, after all, and spending time with them can help you reconnect with Earth. National Love a Tree Day can be a good place to start if you’ve been feeling a disconnect with nature and life outside of routine work.

Of course, we know that a lot of animals live in the forests and need trees for survival. Trees are home to a diverse range of birds, insects, and mammals. A simple tree will also house hundreds or thousands of small creatures like snakes, frogs, millipedes, ants, termites, spiders, to name a few. National Love a Tree Day helps us appreciate these beauties that are essentially home to so many living beings.

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[readjthompson]

Shamrock Rebellion was a lot of fun. Here are some clips I filmed of Gen and the Degenerates, Face to Face, Buzzcocks, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Flogging Molly, pit people, and me. Cheers.

[michaelquest]

The 🔥Michael Quest Show🔥 is publically LIVE tomorrow night in TO (Thousand Oaks) California 🌊 #liveentertainment #livemusic #livemusicexperience #livemusicvenue #livemusicrocks #livemusicians

[theadventurebuddies]

Live Oak Canyon #Pumpkin Patch In #Southerncalifornia!

The best pumpkin patch in socal is here. Take a look for yourself.

Visit: https://youtube.com/shorts/cPTO6cmNjtk

[killthemwithyourawesome]

Great Room Dining Room Los Angeles An illustration of a medium-sized, trendy great room design with white walls, a traditional fireplace, and a stone fireplace.

[emperornorton47]

Damaged oak

I've been meaning to revisit this area to see how it looks now.

[lemaquillage]

Industrial Landscape - Landscape