Photo Gallery

Dave's favorite blue oak "brain tree"

Stanford Dish landscape

Oak leaf collage

Dave’s favorite self-portrait (c. 2022)

Baby Dave (1966) (Lynn Abraham)

Young boy Dave (c. 1969) (Lynn Abraham)

With friend Lynn at her dad’s house (c. 2000) (Lynn Abraham)

International Oak members whom Dave led on post tour of Stanford foothills plantings (2018)

At Magic (c. 1994)

Uncle Dave with newborn Harper (2004) (Harper Hug)

Uncle Dave with 21 year-old Harper (2025) (Harper Hug)

Acorn collecting in the Southwest (c. 2021)

Autumn color on a Fruition tree Dave planted at Magic (2025)

Supervising a friendly visiting plumber in Santa Barbara (2024)

Welcoming newborn twins to Magic (1999)

Leading Earth Day 1990 Magic watering crew

Working in the Magic kitchen (c. 1990) (Joan Schwan)

Pioneering tree shelters for oak regeneration (c. 1992) (Joan Schwan)

Acorn of Q. castaneifolia, a Dave favorite species (Justin Riddiough)

Soundwall before Canopy 900+ tree planting (Jeffrey Hook)

Soundwall five years after Canopy 900+ tree planting (Jeffrey Hook)

Canopy soundwall planting ten years later: proof of Dave’s concept (Jeffrey Hook)

Dave presenting to California Native Plant Society about tree response to climate debasement

With long-time dear friend Lynn at awards ceremony honoring Dave (c. 2015) (Lynn Abraham)

Cruising with friend to Ecstatic Dance in Santa Barbara (c. 2021) (Art Ludwig)

Bounty from weeks of acorn collecting

Making music with friends (c. 1993)

With the Magic family (c. 1992) (John Hagen)

Demonstrating fine points on a Dish planting (c. 1997)

Net-zero (before it was a “thing”) arborist (c. 2000)

Leading the Canopy soundwall planting (c. 2005)

Apple Park: Dave’s vision realized

Describing oaks as keystone species

Hosting Magic friends in Santa Barbara (2021) (Clem)

Teaching neighbors to plant a street tree (c. 1997) (Kent Schneeveis)

David pointing out a row of cork oaks on the Stanford campus to students (2022) (Devaki Bhaya)

Teaching Trees of Stanford class from a squirrel perch (2015) (Devaki Bhaya)

Admiring fruits of Apple Park labors (2025) (Devaki Bhaya)

Leading Stanford student tour of Apple Park (November 2025)

Dave repairing a friend's bike (c. 1993) (Heather Goss)

As an undergrad with Stanford buddies, (1984) (Chris Shen)

Salvaging bare root fruit trees for Fruition project (c. 1996)

Logo of Dave's Oaktopia venture

Leading International Oak Society tour of Apple Park (2018)

Leading International Oak Society tour of Stanford foothills plantings (2018)

Sitting for a Magic family portrait (c. 2001) (Phil Geller)

Making Magic's computers run smoothly (c. 1994) (Phil Geller)

Dave gives one of many presentations about oaks and climate debasement (2024)

Dave (c. 1973)

Dave with father, Dr. Charles Muffly (c. 1974)

Dave in cowboy hat with toy gun

Dave in suit

Dave in Santa Barbara with Magic friends (2024) (Hilary Bayer)

"Helping" Dave plant acorns for a Holm oak hedge (2001)

Magic's Fruition Program in the news (2000)

Magic launches Peninsula Releaf in the news (1991)

With friend Sairus flanking Hilary and Jen after their "lightning talk" at the International Oak Conference (2018) (Sairus Patel)

Dave at the Santa Barbara Public Market (c. 2022) (Sairus Patel)

At Stanford's Carnegie Institute plotting tree programs (c. 2022) (Sairus Patel)

Still an auto aficionado at almost 60 (c. 2024) (Sairus Patel)

Waiting for a friend in the Stanford Arboretum (c. 2024) (Sairus Patel)

One of many foothills oak fieldwork crews Dave led (c. 2002)

Magic family portrait composed and photographed by a visiting professional (c. 2001)

Drying figs on the roof (c. 1992)

Returning from the food store with provisions for the Magic community (c. 1992).

Loading into buckets topsoil to be used in a foothills oak planting (c. 1993).

Magicians gather for a winter solstice "advance" at a rural camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains (c. 1997).

Joyfully learning about oaks with Dave (c. 2002) (Heather Brady DeQuincy)

Uncle Dave, Little Hil, and "Big Mama" Heather (c. 2001) (Heather Brady DeQuincy)

Love you, Dave! (c. 2001) (Heather Brady DeQuincy)

Dave at Stanford with renowned Irish tree expert Thomas Pakenham (c. 2015)

Dave, Lynn, and Joan (Dave's mom) at her 90th birthday (2018) (Lynn Abraham)

Dave planting acorns with dear friend Susan (c. 2013)

Dave with a favorite car at his beloved Santa Barbara home (c. 2016)

Dave in his nursery at Green Valley Village (c. 2010)

Showing healthy tree roots to potential Oaktopia nursery buyer (c. 2010)

Dave's trees being grow for Apple at Devil Mountain Nursery (c. 2017)

Outdoor escstatic dance hosted in Dave's honor (2025)

Dave in Santa Barbara on his beloved rebounder (c. 2025) (Ali Cetin)

Surveying trees for City of Menlo Park (c. 2013)

At the wedding of dear friend "Tree Girl" (c, 2008)

Back Camera

Flying (c. 2005)

Dave loved comfortable shoes (c. 2017)

Oaktopia nursery at Green Valley Village (c. 2008)

Dave's future oaks (c. 2022)

Giving an Apple Park tour to Stanford clients (2023) (Drew Brown)

Teaching novice squirrels at a favorite apricot tree (2003) (Chris)

A last farwell (January 2026) (Emily Linderman)

Sixty acorn cupules and a flame, remembering Dave's almost 60 years (November 24, 2025) (Emily Linderman)

Enjoying a laugh with fellow Magic residents and visiting parents (c. 2002) (Ronald Feichtmeir)

Distributing bare root fruit trees through Magic's Fruition program (c. 2000)

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Planting acorns with Susan Rosenberg (2013)

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(Herb Fong)

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Canopy event to honor Dave's life (2026)

"Steve Jobs's Arborist" from The Tree Collectors (2024)

Amy Stewart devoted an entire chapter in The Tree Collectors to Dave (2024).

Freshman class 2015, note bark

Leaves from the oaks of Apple Park (2025)

Wired magazine dubs Dave Apple Park's Tree Whisperer (2017)

Dave was feature on podcasts and webinars hosted by Pacific Horticulture (2019)

Frame from "Nutjob" a short film about Dave (2019) (Andy Hill)