Botanical Name: Quercus wislizenii v frutescens
Common Name: Dwarf interior live oak
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub/tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, single or multi-trunked plant, with stiff branches forming a dense rounded to oval canopy; growth becomes very irregular as the plant matures
Height 5' - 15' (25')
Spread 2/3 to equal
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure indoors full or partial sun; tolerates considerable shade inland
Soil prefers well-draining acid loam soils; tolerates most, except high alkaline
Hardiness hardy (zones 7-9,14-16,18-24): prefers cool mountain sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, lanceolate-ovate or elliptic; 1"-2" long, spiny-toothed, leathery, dark green
Flowers inconspicuous, in slender green catkins
Fruit an acorn; conical, 1"-1 1/2" long
 
Propagation:
seed (stratify)
 
Usage:
an excellent small accent tree for its form and branch structure; good as a bonsai or container specimen; barrier plant, or background screen
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; tolerates regular watering if drainage is good
Fertilizing little is needed after established, unless grown in well watered location
Pruning as a tree, head high and thin out occasionally to develop the picturesque branch structure; as a shrub, little is needed
Pests/Diseases relatively free; resistant to Armillaria root rot fungus
Special Conditions/Other chaparral/yellow pine forest
 
Origin: Central and Southern California
Family: Fagaceae

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