Botanical Name: Quercus agrifolia
Common Name: Coast live oak, Encino
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, widely spreading tree of potentially very large size; picturesque branches develop a broadly rounded canopy; bark is rough, dark gray on mature trees
Height 25-50'(75')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid to mod.
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil deep loam soils preferred;tolerates most but poorly drained
Hardiness hardy (zones 7-10, 12, 14-24): prefers coast or foothills
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, oval or broadly elliptic to nearly round; very stiff, leathery, convex; glossy above, 1-3" long; margins toothed
Flowers inconspicuous: the staminate flowers in drooping catkins, the pistillate flowers solitary, mostly axillary (spring)
Fruit an acorn (nut); slender, pointed, 1"-1-1/2" long
 
Propagation:
seed (plant directly from tree when ripe)
 
Usage:
an excellent med. to large-sized accent tree for its branching strucure; shade or street tree; develops aggressive root system in well-watered areas; has a messy leaf drop
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers an occasional deep soak; becomes drought-tolerant after established; avoid lawn watering unless drainage is excellent
Fertilizing little fertilizer is required except where freq. watered
Pruning head high and develop scaffold; thin out
Pests/Diseases young plants mostly pest free; old: root fungus, oak moth
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: California
Family: Fagaceae

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