Station 8 - Saratoga, CA
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 37° 15.847 W 122° 00.594
10S E 587790 N 4124631
An exceptional tree located on the West Valley College campus in Saratoga.
Waymark Code: WMRFWM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2016
Views: 3
The plaque says, "This ancient native Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) is unique in its size. Its numbers are now greatly diminished as settlers cur them for firewood and fencing. It is found in the rolling foothills of Santa Clara Valley and the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada"
Genus/Species: Blue Oak
Height: 100
Girth: 20
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Walk time: 1
Age: Not Listed
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.