Botany: trees in Victoria: live oak
Tree idenitification leads to self-tutoring: the tutor describes a find in Victoria.
Victoria’s assortment of trees is amazing. Last fall I mentioned seeing a gingko biloba as well as an amur corktree there.
I’ve read a few times that there is a live oak on Dallas Road, near the breakwater. Yesterday I decided to drive by to check.
Indeed, there is one, I’d say: it’s across Dallas Road from the breakwater, a bit closer to downtown. It’s really noticeable right now, being the only tree around with leaves.
The tree leans out to the road. I left the car and walked by it, then back, not really stopping. The house owner (my assumption) was sitting in the yard, so I didn’t want to intrude by stopping and staring at the tree. He gave me a friendly nod; I think he knew I was examining the tree. I think people commonly do.
Thanks, Vic!
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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