Quercus wislizeni

• Grow your own Interior Live Oak, a California evergreen oak often as broad as it is tall!
  
• Bulk tree deal for landscaping projects, windbreaks, restoration and reforestation work, and other large-scale plantings
  
• Seed-grown on California's Redwood Coast
• Transplanting and care instructions included
  
  
  

Highlights

	Moisture Low / Medium
	Cold Hardiness 5°F
	Light Full Sun / Partial Shade
	Size 30 – 75' tall / 40 – 80' spread
	Lifespan 200 yrs
	Growth Rate Medium
	Drought Tolerance High
	Wind Resistance High

Tree Story

About Interior Live Oak

Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizeni) is a small- to medium-sized evergreen from the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, where it grows 30 – 75 feet tall, 1 – 3 feet in diameter, and can live for up to 200 years. When open-grown, the crown of Interior Live Oak becomes dense and broadly rounded, with foliage often reaching the ground (typically, these trees are at least as broad as they are tall).

Leaves are mostly flat, oblong to elliptical, dark green, leathery, and 1 – 1.5 inches long. Acorns are conical and slender, reaching lengths of 1.5 inches. Thanks to its thick, furrowed bark and sprouting ability, Interior Live Oak is fairly fire-resistant, as well as drought and shade tolerant — a great oak for those living in a hot, dry climate.

Size Chart

Seedling Size Chart: Medium

Due to the dynamic nature of actively growing trees, as well as the tremendous variation between species’ growth rates, we rely on the cubic volume of a seedling’s root mass to determine its “size” (Small / Medium / Large / XL). Within each size there is minor variance — the dimensions provided here represent the category minimum. If exact measurements are essential, please contact us about current stock.