species: Quercus suber
common name: cork oak
family: Fagaceae
where & when encountered: Salinas, CA - early 2000's?
The most incredible thing about these cork trees is that they go almost unnoticed in a parking lot in downtown Salinas. I myself didn't realize at first what they were, nor do I recall the date that I did. I just know that after that ah-ha moment I referred to this place as the "cork tree parking lot". These photos were take in 2013.
I remember the cork tree parking lot well, and fondly.
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