Coast Live Oaks and California Buckeyes

The second block of Frog Park's faux creek continues along behind the Oakland Claremont DMV. Coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia) and California buckeyes (Aesculus californica) are some of the native trees you'll encounter along the way. Acorns from the coast live oak and other oaks were a critical source of food for the Ohlone. When acorns were ready to be harvested, families would work together to dislodge the nuts from the trees and collect them. The acorns were then stored in granaries until they were ready to be processed and turned into flour. If the acorn harvest was lacking in a particular year, the Ohlone substituted the buckeye's nut-like fruit.