#Quercus arizonica

[fatchance]

Quercus arizonica. 

These oaks are reliable altimeters here. You begin seeing them in the grasslands at precisely a mile above sea level (1675 m). They lose old leaves when new buds form on the twigs, making the slopes golden with the color of fall, only in the spring. 

#photographers on tumblr #Arizona oak #Quercus arizonica #leaf fall #botany #Cochise County #Arizona

[jurakan]

Also (sorry for sending a bunch of asks in a row) now I'm fact checking the Arizona stuff in your spork and we definitely have the trees that he says we don't have! Quercus arizonica (white oak), Fraxinus velutina (Arizona ash), and Lycium exsertum (Arizona desert thorn, which is honestly kind of a shrub, but it's still closely related to the European plant) are all native to the area. So I GUESS they're not the exact same trees that you'd find in Ireland, but they're close enough!

Two is not too much! So now worries, friend-o.

Atticus mentions that those trees he mentions do grow in Arizona, just not a lot and not where he lives. I don’t know if he’s referring to the local variants you mentioned, or the specific specieses that grow in Ireland. The exact quote is this:

“They have all sorts of gateways to earth in the Old World, but in the New World they need oak, ash and thorn to make the journey, and those trees don’t grow together too often in Arizona. I have found a couple of likely places, like the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico and a riparian area near Tuscon, but those are both over a hundred miles away from my well-paved neighborhood near the university in Tempe. I figured the chances of the Fae entering the world there and then crossing a treeless desert to look for a rogue Druid were extremely small, so when I found this place in the late nineties, I decided to stay until the locals grew suspicious.”

I’m a bit confused if the Fae need those trees to manifest in the “Old World” (Europe, I imagine), or if it’s just in the US that they need those trees.

So, uh, yeah, take that how you will.

#answers #Iron Druid Chronicles

[landscapeshading]

MASTER PLANT LIST

Acer griseum Paperbark Maple

Acer rubrum Red Maple

Acer palmatum Japanese Maple

Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye

Agave tequilana Blue Agave

Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven

Albizia julibrissin Mimosa

Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine

Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus Fern

Averrhoa carambola Starfruit

Berberis aquifolium Holly-Leaved Bayberry

Betula populifolia Grey Birch

Callicarpa dichotoma Purple Beautyberry

Carya galbra Pignut Hickory

Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory

Carya myristiciformis Nutmeg Hickory

Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree

Cinnamomum zeylanicum Ceylon Cinnamon

Clethra alnifolia Summersweet

Coffea arabica Arabian Coffeetree

Comptonia peregrina Sweet Fern

Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood

Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress

Dionaea muscipula Venus Flytrap

Fagus grandifolia American Beech

Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea

Juniperus rigida Needle Juniper

Juniperus squamata ’Meyeri’ Singleseed Juniper

Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar

Liriope muscari Lilyturf

Liquidambar acalycina Sweetgum

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood

Musa acuminata Banana Tree

Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry

Nipponanthemum nipponicum Montauk Daisy

Parrotia persica Persian Ironwood

Pennisetum alopecuroides Miniature Fountain Grass

Picea abies Norway Spruce

Picea orientalis Oriental Spruce

Pinus bungeana Lacebark Pine

Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine

Pinus flexilis Limber Pine

Pinus ponderosa Sugar Pine

Pinus pungens Table Mountain Pine

Pinus rigida Pitch Pine

Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine

Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine

Plumeria rubra Frangipani Tree

Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry

Prunus serotina Black Cherry

Quercus Macrocarpa Burr Oak

Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac

Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac

Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary

Sarracenia flava North American Pitcher Plant

Schefflera actinophylla Umbrella Tree

Stachys byzantina Lamb’s Ear

Taxus baccata English Yew

Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’ Japanese Yew

Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar

Tilia americana American Linden

Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana Carolina Hemlock

Zelkova serrata Sawleaf Zelkova

[rickklane]

Arizona white Oak (Quercus arizonica)

American Forests National Tree Register, Species: Arizona white Oak (Quercus arizonica), State: AZDescription Located - Canelo, AZ. Updated 1/4/09. Tree visited on 5/9/19, tree has some large areas of decay and rot but overall is in good health. Location Santa Cruz, AZ

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from American Forests https://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/arizona-white-oak-quercus-arizonica/