Eight major oak species occur on California hardwood rangelands. Blue oak, valley oak, Oregon white oak and Engelmann oak are all deciduous and members ofthe white oak group. Coast live oak, interior live oak, and canyon live oak are three important evergreen oaks. California black oak is a deciduous oak in the red oak group. Click on the species of interest below for a brief description of the general characteristics of these important oak species.

• Blue Oak
• Valley Oak
• Oregon White Oak
• Engelmann Oak
• Coast Live Oak
• Interior Live Oak
• Canyon Live Oak
• California Black Oak