Californian Champion Valley Oak

[Gerald_Beranek]

Q. Lobata, 10 foot dia, 163 feet tall, 100 foot spread. The tree would've had more spread had some numb-nut not cut some limbs off it years ago. But still a most impressive oak nonetheless.

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

Pic two

 

[JesseHuffman]

Thats the biggest Oak I have ever seen!

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

That tree is in Round Valley, Mendocino County. About two hours from my place.

Round Valley has some of the nicest Valley Oaks you ever seen.

 

[chris_girard]

Wow Jer! That's an awesome oak tree.

Biggest one I've ever seen.

 

[JesseHuffman]

Looks like it had some HUGE tears towards the bottom.
I wonder of those limbs could have been saved by some weight reduction. Too bad...Would have been some incredible limb walks to be had in a tree like that.

 

[Gord]

Is that near Covelo Jerry? I think it's the same tree that is in James Balog's book Tree: A new Vision of the American Forest. That's an amazing tree. The only broadleaf trees that I've seen even close to the same league are some local Cottonwoods, but most of them are broken and dying.

Thanks for posting, that's one of the most imposing looking trees I have ever seen!

 

[JesseHuffman]

Ill bet even Riggs would consider that one big....or meduim at least

 

[marlinspiker]

wow thats huge for an oak. what is the average height for a valley oak?

 

[Colin]

beautiful tree jerry

 

[treeman675]

its the bigest oak but ive been in bigger

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

The tree is in Covelo, Gord. Average height for a mature Q Lobata is about 100' It's clear that tree put more of its energy into growing tall. The primary spars says it was reaching for the sky at a very young age. Usually indicative of growing in a forest environment. Today the tree is in the open, but when it was young and reaching for the sky it probably was competing with some closer neighbors.

 

[jf1962]

Nice Oak Tree G.B !!

Here's another Oak tree 35min drive from my place , not as big ..http://www.oldtemecula.com/pechanga/greatoak.html

Later from SO-CAL,,

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

That Oak deserves a rec climb!

No. Seriously. I want to climb that beast to set a swing or zip line.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

DBH?

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

That's a nice live oak. Is it on public land?

 

[Dan_Watkins]

beautiful oak tree!

 

[jf1962]

G.B

I think it's on private property , and I was told that you need to call to make an appointment.

Later from SO-CAL

 

[TLHamel]

Whoa! Oak, oak, oak!

 

[pajeepman]

now that's a big oak tree