tanbark oak

See tanoak.

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tanbark oak - evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark

Lithocarpus densiflorus

genus Lithocarpus, Lithocarpus - tanbark oaks

Lithocarpus glaber, Lithocarpus glabra, Japanese oak - small evergreen tree of China and Japan

tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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References in periodicals archive

Back in America, Quercus prinus was better known as mountain or rock oak, after its preferred habitat; tanbark oak after its preferred use; and nowadays, chestnut oak after the shape of its leaves.

From little acorns champion oaks grow: a journey through the life of one of America's most prolific trees

On the mountain's north flanks, dewsparkled redwood canyons come alive with shining creeks and rushing streams; rock faces adrip with cool seeps are crowded with young mosses, sedums, and ferns; spring fungus grows into riotous colors and shapes (including a form called turkey ruffles); and the air everywhere spiked with redwood and bay, eucalyptus and tanbark oak is so fresh it smells almost medicinal.

Marin's lake country: hiking, fishing, biking

For a gentle 5 1/2-mile loop, descend fromthe parking lot through tanbark oak, madrone, and live oak to the lush banks of Fall Creek.

In the Santa Cruz mountains, Fall Creek is a hiker's park

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