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Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
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Quercus virginiana
Live Oak
Southern Live OakLive OakVirginia OakSand Live OakScrub Live OakTexas Live Oak.
The live oak is a huge and noble evergreen broad-leaf tree with large, spreading, nearly horizontal branches and thick, leathery, oval, dark green leaves. The bark is dark red-brown to gray and deeply furrowed, eventually becoming blocky. The flowers, typical of oaks, are catkins that hang down 2-3".
Acorns of Live Oak are an important food source for the Florida scrub jay, mallards, sapsuckers, wild turkey, black bear, squirrels and white-tail deer.
Attracts BirdsDrought tolerantForm
Native to U.S.
40 - 80 FT
40 - 140 FT
N
Dark Green : Gray-Green : Green
Medium : Shiny : Stiff : Tomentose beneath
Tree
Yellow-Green
Spring
Average
Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Light Shade
Moist : Rich : Well-drained
Medium
Sunset Zones
USDA Zones
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