Quercus douglasii - Blue Oak Dogwoods In South Tyrol the fruits

In South Tyrol the fruits are called Zürgeln and are used for baked goods and desserts

Rarely grown here in Australia

It still has impressive flower spike that sit tall like its cousins

A large deciduous tree from the mid western United States of America where it is found in open forests

It is a small rounded and slow-growing deciduous tree

Quercus douglasii - Blue Oak Dogwoods In South Tyrol the fruitsA deciduous oak from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is a medium sized tree to 20 meters with blue green leaves that are tough and leathery. It is quite drought hardy and can grow in a variety of soils