• Birds, bears, deer, squirrels, and other animals eat the acorns.
• Trees provide perching and nesting sites for songbirds.
• Many birds and mammals use the twigs and leaves for nesting material.
• Garry oak is the only species of oak that is native to British Columbia.

Garry oak, Quercus garryana, is a beautiful, white oak tree native to the Pacific Coast of North America. They can grow to be quite large, with mushroom-shaped canopies of green leaves and sturdy trunks. You will find them growing from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Southern California.

Garry oak is the only native oak in Washington and British Columbia, and the principle native oak of Oregon. It is the backbone of the Garry Oak Ecosystem.