Live Oak
- Botanical Name: Quercus fusiformis
- Plant Type: Shade Tree
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Water Demand: Low
- Landscape Use: Shade Provider
- Native or Adapted: Native
- Wildlife Value: Birds
- Deciduous or Evergreen: Evergreen
- Plant Form: Oval
- Region: North Central Texas
- Plant Spread: 25' - 50'
- Plant Height: 25' - 50'
Description
A live oak that is more freeze resistant than the southern live oak. The live oak is a spreading evergreen shade tree with little, glossy leaves and small, shiny dark brown acorns. It is easy to establish in almost any soil and comes in both single- and multi-trunk forms. If left unpruned, it has a dense branching pattern and can sometimes be hard to maintain. Once well established, it is relatively drought tolerant.
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