canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size30 to 80 feet tall30 to 60 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Shrub , tree
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green above, bluish-white below.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) is a tree for containers and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is an evergreen oak with oval leaves that are felty-white beneath. Squirrels and other small harvesters eat the seeds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Madrone, Common manzanita, and Douglas fir.
Native range
AZ, CA, NM, NV, and 1 more places. See all 5
AZ, CA, NM, NV, and OR.