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Southern Live Oak

Southern Life Oak

Quercus virginiana


Height: 40-60'
Spread: 60-80'
Shape: Rounded, spreading
Foliage: Dark green, alternate, 3-5" long. Virtually evergreen in Texas
Fall Color: Evergreen
Hardiness: 7-9

Comments: Prefers good drainage, tolerates alkalinity, specimen shade tree. Highly adaptable and long-lived. The best evergreen shade tree choice for Texas!


PDFSouthern Live Oak Fact Sheet