We call her Big Mama Oak. Most hikers in Coldwater Canyon Park probably don’t know her by name, but I am well acquainted with her. She has likely been a resident of our park for somewhere between 200 and 300 years. Coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia), like Big Mama Oak, can live to be 850…
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