Californian White Oak (Quercus lobata)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and low in tannin and needs little if any leeching. — A staple food for several native North American Indian tribes.; Quite large, it is up to 5cm long and 15mm wide.; The seed of this species is sweet and low in tannin and needs little if any leeching.; Any bitter tannins can be leached out by thoroughly washing the dried and ground up seed in water, though many minerals will also be lost.

Habitat & North American Range

Fertile lowlands in deep rich soils in the valleys of W. California between the Sierra Nevada and the coast. (Zone 7)