Our indigenous, eponymous species of oak tree is Quercus agrifolia, “Coast Live Oak.” Probably the most famous example is the Jack London Oak growing on Frank Ogawa Plaza (City Hall Plaza).
Note that its leaves are oval and spiny:
SO WHY OH WHY DEAR PEOPLE DO WE KEEP USING THE WRONG OAK SPECIES IN PICTURES AND DEPICTIONS???
Artists probably Google “oak leaf” and pick some leaf that “looks” more distinctively oak-y, maybe one of these:
Valley Oak (Q. lobata)
But no, not any of these! Please use the right oak tree!
Jack London Oak, City Hall Plaza
Three cheers to Oaklandish for getting it right!
Russell Yee 