escarpment live oak
often capping austin’s limestone hillsides, this stunning, usually small-sized endemic tree sports a gnarled, widely-spreading branches covered in dark evergreen leaves
plant details
escarpment live oak
identification
latin name: Quercus fusiformis
usda code: QUFU
alternative name(s): Hill country live oak
classification
ecotopes class: canopy
ecological condition(s): sunny edge – shady woodland
size range: small – 20-40 ft
habit: tree
leaf retention: semi-evergreen
light requirement: full sun – part-shade
native range
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