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Description
Quercus fusiformis ~ Texas Live OakTexas Live Oak is a long lived native semi evergreen tree with a short trunk, low branches, and broad rounded crown. The long leathery green foliage has lighter undersides and hold until spring before turning orange and dropping just in time for the new leaves to replace them. Elongated acorns with a scale a cap that covers 1 3 of the acorn one season. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well drained soils. Texas Live oak is thicket forming
Texas Live Oak is a long-lived native semi-evergreen tree with a short trunk, low branches, and broad rounded crown. The long leathery green foliage has lighter undersides and hold until spring before turning orange and dropping just in time for the new leaves to replace them. Elongated acorns with a scale a cap that covers 1/3 of the acorn one season. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils. Texas Live oak is thicket forming and has high heat and drought tolerance.
Quercus fusiformis is a host plant for the Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
Texas and Mexico |
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Height: |
20’ - 40’ |
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Spread: |
25’ - 40’ |
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Spacing: |
30’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Root rot may be an issue in coastal areas, while Oak wilt is a serious issue in some areas. Insect gall may damage foliage appearance.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Burning Bush, Crape Myrtle
IMAGES: cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, 170411 835 Encinitas - San Diego Botanic Gdn, Parking Lot, Quercus virginiana ssp fusiformis Southern Live Oak, the green color is brilliant and distinctive (33777250673), CC BY 2.0, (2) Rei at English Wikipedia, Texas Live Oak Quercus fusiformis, CC BY-SA 2.5, (3) Larry D. Moore, Matrimonial Oak San Saba County Texas, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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