Garry Oak, Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana var. garryana

A nice cluster of Oregon white oaks with some poison oak at their base on west Tracy Hill, Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...............May 20, 2011.

The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately
lobed leaf of Oregon white oak as seen at 4100' at a DNR rock quarry atop the
ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner
of Mt. Adams.............July 10, 2005.

The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately lobed leaf
of Oregon white oak as seen at 4100' at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing
the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.............June
12, 2005. The glossy, upper leaf surface is shown at the left while the short-haired
ventral leaf surface is shown at right.

The photo above shows Oregon white oak as seen at about 4100' at a rock quarry
atop the ridge separating the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the
southeastern corner of Mt. Adams................May 23, 2005.
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The photos at left and center show Oregon white oak beginning to bloom on slopes above Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area..................May 8, 2009. The photo at right was photographed along the Soda Springs Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area................April 30, 2010.
Paul Slichter