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07/16/25
Earlier this year, six Channel Island Oaks were planted in the large parking area just east of the community gardens in Los Peñasquitos Canyon.
Quercus tomentella (Island Oak) was selected for the Los Peñasquitos parking lot installation because it offers many valuable qualities, such as adaptability to dry parking lot conditions (once well established), low structural pruning requirements, and high ornamental value thanks to its leathery, evergreen, glossy leaves.
Read the full story By Mary Lueking, Friends of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
