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$189.00
Escarpment Live Oak
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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.
- Mature Height: 40-50 ft.
- Mature Width: 40-50 ft.
- Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
- Light Needs: Full sun
- 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