Common Name |
Scrub live oak, Shrub live oak, Sonoran scrub oak |
Latin Name |
Quercus turbinella |
Family |
Fagaceae |
Sunset zones / USDA zones |
2, 3, 7-24 / 7-9 |
Type / Form |
Shrub / Large |
Native Habitat |
Chaparral and woodland above 4,000 feet in the Mojave
and Sonoran Deserts |
Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, limestone, clay loam, low organic content, well drained |
Exposure |
Full sun |
Water |
None to once per month depending on soil |
Height X Width |
Less than 15 feet, usual 6 feet X 6 feet |
Protective Mechanism |
Small spines on leaves |
Leaves |
Evergreen, grey green, leathery |
Flowers |
Sonoecious;
males in drooping 1 inch long catkins, yellow-green; females very small
spikes in leaf axils, appearing with the leaves |
Bark / Roots |
Light
gray and finely scaly.
Twigs slender,
reddish brown with some fine tan fuzz when young; buds clustered,
globose / Considerable with rhizomes |
Maintenance |
None |
Propagation |
Seeds (acorns), considerable root system uses rhizomes |
Pests and diseases |
Resistant to Verticillium. Susceptible to Aphids, Beetle Borers, Beetle
Grubs, Caterpillars, Coddling Moths, Insect Galls, Scales and White Fly,
Sudden Oak Death, Crown Rot, Mistletoe, Oak Root Rot, Phytophthora,
Powdery Mildew, Root Rot and Sooty Mold.
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Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance,
background |
Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Thornless, Butterfly, Ethnobotanical |
Ornamental Value |
Remains small, evergreen |
Nature Value |
Acorns eaten by squirrels and strong beaked birds, cover
for nesting birds, larval plant for butterflies |
Native American Uses |
Acorns ground to make soup and flour for unleavened
bread during periods of famine |
Links |
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Images, and
data |
http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/scruboak.html |
Images, and
data |
http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_plants/quercus/quercus_2059.php |
Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=629 |
Images and data |
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/NtoQ/querturb.htm |
Images, and
data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_turbinella |
Images, and
data |
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~plants-c/bio414/species%20pages/Quercus%20turbinella.htm |
Images, and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/100924/ |
Images, and
data |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Tree%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/quercus%20turbinella.htm |
Images, and
data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM05016 |
Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fagaceae/Quercus_turbinella.html |
Images, and
data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7008 |
Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quetur/all.html |
Data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=qutu2 |
Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4316,4326,4354 |
Data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Quercus_turbinella |
Distribution |
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/querturb.pdf |
Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUTU2 |
Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233501092 |
Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak1.html |
Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Quercus+turbinella |
Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
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