- Largest of all oaks in North America (100 feet tall with trunks 6 to 7 feet in diameter)
- Roots go very deep to reach water so they can survive the hot summers in the Central Valley
- Deciduous
- May develop powdery mildew in summer fog – better on the east side of the Bay hills.
- Found in Bay Hills, Diablo, Hamilton, Altamont, Livermore and Byron Hot Springs sections
