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other users , the California Scrub Oak , is a small evergreen or
semi-evergreen shrub A shrub or bush is distinguished from a
tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6
m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or
trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience... An
oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600
species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in
related genera, notably Lithocarpus... in the white oak section
Quercus . It is a native of the scrubby hills of California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United
States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the
third-largest by land area... , and is a common member of
chaparral Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community
found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the
northern portion of the Baja Calif