On my way home a couple of weeks ago, I saw someone pruning and watering a live oak. I thought: well good for them and good luck. Yesterday I saw the same tree and its sprouting growth! Here it is:
To compare, here's a picture of another tree in the east end:
Now you may say: "Its hard to compare two random trees; one may have been more saturated with salt"..... Possibly but not in this case.
In case you're still wondering, these are the same trees as above.









