Tan Oak Seedling | Notholithocarpus densiflorus

Description: 5 pack. Seedlings vary in size from 4-8". It can reach 40 meters (130 feet) tall in the California Coast Ranges, though 1525 m (4982 ft) is more usual, and can have a trunk diameter of 60190 centimeters (2475 inches). The bark is fissured, and ranges from gray to brown. The leaves are alternate, 813 cm (35 in), with toothed margins and a hard, leathery texture. At first they are covered in dense orange-brown scurfy hairs on both sides, which wear off over time, more slowly on the underside of the leaf. The leaves will persist for three to four years. The seed is an acorn 23 cm (341+14 in) long and 2 cm in diameter, very similar to an oak acorn, but with a very hard, woody nut shell more like a hazel nut. The nut sits in a cup during its 18-month maturation; the outside surface of the cup is rough with short spines The nuts are produced in clusters of a few together on a single stem. Currently, the largest known tanoak specimen is on private timberland near the town of Ophir, Oregon. It has a circumference of 7.9 m (26 ft), is about 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) in diameter at breast height, and is 37 m (121 ft) tall with an average crown spread of 17 m (56 ft). The nut kernel is very bitter, and is inedible for people without extensiveleaching. Some CaliforniaNative Americansprefer this nut to those of many oak acorns because it stores well due to the comparatively hightannincontent. The Concow tribe call the nuth-h (Konkow language). TheHupapeople use the acorns to make meal, from which they would make mush, bread, biscuits, pancakes, and cakes. They also roast the acorns and eat them.Roasted, the seeds can be used as a coffee substitute. The name tan oak refers to its tannin-rich bark, a type of tan bark, used in the past for tanning leather before the use of modern synthetic tannins. By 1907, the use of tanoak for tannin was subsiding due to the scarcity of large tanoak trees. There were not enough trees around for a worthwhile economic return. By the early 1960s, there were only a few natural tannin operations left in California. The industry was beginning to switch to a synthetic alternative.The tree's tannins has been used as an astringent. A mulch made from the leaves of the tanoak can repel grubs and slugs. The wood is strong and sometimes used as lumber, but suitable trees are usually inaccessible. It is also used as firewood.

Price: 50 USD

Location: Ferndale, California

End Time: 2025-01-06T16:36:03.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20 USD