Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Brown. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste test can tell when the tannin has been leached. — The seed has been used as a staple food by some native North American Indian tribes.; A good size, to 25mm long and wide.; It can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a thickening in stews etc or mixed with cereals for making bread.; The seed from some trees contains bitter tannins, these can be leached out by thoroughly washing the seed in running water though many minerals will also be lost.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry soils in valleys, rolling hills and lower mountain slopes to 1350 metres, often forming extensive stands. (Zone 8)