DCHP-3

Garry oak

[< Nicholas Garry, 1781-1856, an officer of the Hudson's Bay Co.]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a species of oak, Quercus garryana, native to southwestern British Columbia and the Pacific coast to the south; Pacific oak.

Quotations

1952
In the driest areas, around Victoria, a more open forest prevails, in which such trees as madrona and Garry oak indicate a similarity to some Mediterranean environments.
1956
The quantity of Garry Oak is too small for the tree to be of much importance commercially in Canada.