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Celebrating 40 Years of Saving Plants!
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Quercus cedrosensis acorn in situ in Mexico. […]
Quercus cedrosensis leaves in situ in Mexico. […]
Quercus cedrosensis in situ in Mexico. […]
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Quercus cedrosensis is a scrub oak found in Baja California, Mexico south to Cedros Island. In the U.S. it is known by only a few small occurrences in San Diego county, CA along the international border. Despite a majority of this U.S. population growing on protected lands, the trees face threats from drought, wildfire, and […]
Quercus cedrosensis fruit. […]
Closeup of Quercus cedrosensis leaves. […]
Quercus cedrosensis in habitat. […]
Tony Gurnoe, of the San Diego Botanic Garden, presented an overview of Quercus cedronsensis at the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop. He discussed the range, distinguishing characteristics, habitat, and species specific threats, as well as recent conservation efforts. The San Diego Botanic Garden has collected acorn and tissue, and has successfully propagated […]
Tony Gurnoe, San Diego Botanic Garden A small disjunct population of Quercus cedrosensis just north of the border faces a barrage of threats, from wildfire and drought to succumbing to bulldozer blades as part of the border wall construction. Recognizing the immediacy of the need, especially given the lack of even a single ex-situ specimen known […]