Name:
Quercus virginiana (Live Oak)
Comments:
Height: 30 to 40 feet
Spread: 40 to 60 feet
Shape: Spreading
A massive shade tree with evergreen foliage that is bright olive-green when new and changes to a glossy, dark green when mature.
Light: Partial shade to full sun
Moisture: Wet to moist
Soil Type: Sandy, loam, or clay
pH Range: 3.7 to 7.0
Uses for this plant include shade, street tree, and specimen plant. Transplant small size trees. Tolerates soils ranging from light sand to heavy and compact silt and clay. Tolerates a wide range of moisture conditions. Tolerates salt spray. Requires large area for branches and roots to spread.
Prune when young to establish main branches. Maintain adequate soil conditions. These are from the trees that I got for joining the Arbor Day Foundation. One that I bought at this sale a few years ago is already several feet high.
Spread: 40 to 60 feet
Shape: Spreading
A massive shade tree with evergreen foliage that is bright olive-green when new and changes to a glossy, dark green when mature.
Light: Partial shade to full sun
Moisture: Wet to moist
Soil Type: Sandy, loam, or clay
pH Range: 3.7 to 7.0
Uses for this plant include shade, street tree, and specimen plant. Transplant small size trees. Tolerates soils ranging from light sand to heavy and compact silt and clay. Tolerates a wide range of moisture conditions. Tolerates salt spray. Requires large area for branches and roots to spread.
Prune when young to establish main branches. Maintain adequate soil conditions. These are from the trees that I got for joining the Arbor Day Foundation. One that I bought at this sale a few years ago is already several feet high.