Escarpment Live Oak | Tough Evergreen Native Tree

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Escarpment Live Oak

Quercus fusiformis

Rugged Heat & Drought Champion • Cold-Hardy Evergreen Oak • Tough Tree for Challenging Sites

$189.00

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Escarpment Live Oak is a rugged, drought-hardy evergreen oak from Texas, valued for its tolerance to both extreme heat and colder temperatures than most live oaks. It has a dense, dark green canopy and is an excellent, tough shade tree for challenging sites in hotter, drier parts of the Bay Area.

A very tough and adaptable evergreen oak, tolerating poor, rocky, alkaline soils, severe heat, and drought better than many other species.
More cold-hardy than California live oaks, making it a good choice for inland valleys that experience harder frosts.
Forms a dense, dark green, rounded canopy that provides deep shade.
A superior, low-maintenance choice for a permanent evergreen shade tree in hot, dry gardens where other trees might fail.

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Mature height: 40-50 ft.
Mature spread: 40-50 ft.
Light: Full sun

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Features:Foliage: Oblong, smooth-edged, leathery leaves that are glossy green and often curved downward. The foliage is evergreen, with old leaves turning yellow and dropping in spring as new growth emerges.Flowers: Insignificant yellowish catkins in spring.Fruit: Produces small, narrow acorns in the fall.Bark & Habit: A medium to large evergreen tree with a dense, broad-spreading, rounded to arching crown and a thick trunk. The bark is dark gray to brown, becoming deeply furrowed and blocky with age.
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Key Advantages:Excellent drought and heat tolerance once established.Broad, dense, evergreen canopy provides year-round shade.Very strong and durable; highly wind-resistant.Adaptable to a wide range of soils, including alkaline clay.Low maintenance and long-lived
Landscape Uses:Specimen shade tree for large landscapes.Park and golf course plantings.Street tree (where space allows).Water-wise (xeriscape) gardens

Faqs

Q: Is it native to California?A:No, it is native to Texas and Oklahoma. However, itsexceptional adaptabilityto dry, harsh conditions makes it a highly valuable and non-invasive ornamental tree for California's climate.

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Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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