West Texas Nursery
Live Oak - Container
Live Oak - Container
Regular price
$100.00 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$100.00 USD
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(for 25 seedlings)
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A large, stately tree, commonly to 50 feet tall with a short, stout trunk of 4 feet or more in diameter, dividing into several large, twisting limbs that form a low, dense crown that can spread more than 100 feet, the limbs often touching the ground in open-grown settings
| Latin Name | Quercus virginiana |
| Tree Size | Large |
|
Hardiness |
USDA Zones 7, 8, 9, and 10 |
| Leaf Type | Evergreen |
| Growth Rate | Rapid |
| Soil Needs | Well-draining, sandy |
| Tolerances | Salty soil or sea-spray; drought; alkaline soils |
| Features | Glossy, deep green leaves remain all winter; long-lived shade tree |
| Problems | Allow plenty of room; can develop surface roots; oak wilt spreads tree-to-tree by root grafts |
| Comments | Texas native; the Escarpment Live Oak (Q. fusiformes) is a closely related native species more suited to Central and West Texas |
