Found a magnificent valley oak here near the southernmost border of their range (Agoura Hills). I was struck by how much life there was around it. Woodpeckers storing acorns in the bark, lots of rodent holes underneath, and a beehive in one of the larger hollow branches.
good to see you - thanks for the lesson on the valley oak - happy to hear they are protected - i remember some great old oaks when living in the willamette valley of oregon.
The one thing in particular that I miss from California. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of these beauties. I am 4 months out from my fracture/emergency hemi hip replacement and doing well, even if I still can't get on a sock or shoe without using an aid. I am hiking as much as 4 miles on a flatland trail. In a few weeks I plan to attempt a mountain canyon hike. I'm carrying a 15lb day pack.
@@megeshom4820 Thank you. Yes, I'm working with a physical therapist to regain flexion and range of motion, others helped to regain strength. I'm working hard. I'm 80 chronological years but Apeman can attest that I'm mentally and physically much younger and I apply a lot of hard work and discipline when training. I love hiking and will be back on the trails.
@@ApeMan LOL, You know I won't. In fact I'm considering changing my birthdate to 1964 since the medical people initially treat my birth date and not the person I am. But then I wouldn't astound anyone when I do what I do on the trails.
Great content. Used to live in Loomis several years ago. Love those valley oaks. Up in Montana now. Totally different climate as you can imagine. There is a Burr Oak here which is interesting. Good on you for filming this.
All of this looney precip has been making our California Whites leaf-out super early, say the last week of January, around CoCo County. In Carmel-By-The-Sea, the Heritage Species is the Monterey/Insignis Pine. If the tree is over 16' tall, you CAN NOT touch it. I've seen 'em up to 4K' elevation, believe it or not. Perhaps this particular tree was looking pretty respectable, when Sir Francis Drake was plying our coast.
Well what if someone plants a coast live oak quercus agrifolia like higher in the mountain where there's chamise I don't know if there's groundwater it would take probably you know a centuries for the roots to get down to the ground would you recommend watering those more?
Good question. Until your live oak is established, it will benefit from year around irrigation it’s first few years. As it gets bigger keep an eye on it in the summer and water as needed but try to irrigate out a few feet from the trunk as the roots get established. Coast live oaks are pretty hardy and fast growers.
@@ApeMan would love to see the grizzlies back in California in their native ranges also the indigenous people and their way of life in their own native range as well that would be the right thing to do
My family and I recently moved from the Central Valley to North County San Diego, the Escondido area. I would like to plant some Valley Oaks at our new home. We planted 2 Valley Oaks at our first home and then 3 at our second home. Both of which were in the Central Valley. What's your thoughts on planting Valley Oaks in the North County of San Diego? According to the information I found online Valley Oaks do grow here but they are few and far between.
Valley Oaks will grow fine there and probably remind you of home in the Central Valley. You should consider the native oaks of that area, Coastal Live Oaks or the Engelmann Oaks. The Engelmann Oaks only grow in that area and are disappearing fast so that’s what I would plant.
Every time i see your vlog you looks quite different and more young and handsome too . Why not do something about your hair you would b a teenage boy 😁
More frequently. You want the soil to dry out between waterings but not for too long. When hot the need to stay moist but not soggy except right after waterings.
Biggest problem in their range is they grow where cattle graze. If ranchers won’t protect seedlings the. The cows just eat them with the grazing. A little extra effort would be awesome to see them reestablished. also you might find it interesting - you can search UCSB has digitally archived all aerial surveys of California. You can search the address where that tree is and look for the oldest photos even going back to the 1920’s in some places.
I have a valley oak and a live oak duking it out. They seeded naturally fairly close to each other and I don't think both will survive long term. I'm curious about which one will win out.
Enjoy the battle. You’d think the bulk of a valley oak would give it an advantage but as young trees the live oak will grow faster so it will be an interesting competition
