Californian Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste test can tell when the tannin has been leached. — Seed - cooked.Used as a staple food by several native North American Indian tribes.; The seed is 25 - 30mm long and 18mm 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 contains bitter tannins, these can be leached out by thoroughly washing the seed in running water though many minerals will also be lost.; Either the whole seed can be used or the seed can be dried and ground it into a powder.

Habitat & North American Range

Clay or gravelly soils in hills and mountains below 2500 metres. Sometimes forms groves of considerable extent in coniferous forests. (Zone 8)