Letterpress print of Valley oak, Quercus lobata, acorn order and leaves.

Letterpress print of Valley oak, Quercus lobata, acorn and leaves.

The Valley Oak grows into the largest of North American oaks. It ranges over the hot interior valleys of California where there is a water table within reach of the roots. Valley Oaks grow quickly, reaching 20 feet in 5 years, and 40 feet in 10 years, and up to 60 feet in 20 years. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years. Its thick, ridged bark is characteristic and evokes alligator hide. The sturdy trunk of the Valley oak may exceed two to order three meters in diameter and its stature may approach 100 feet in height.


Printed from photopolymer plates in four colors in tight registration from photographs of specimens found in the native oak woodlands Southern California.

Printed on natural 150gsm Asuka, Kozo and Pulp machine-made paper from Echizen, Japan.