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Emory oak

Quercus emoryi Torr.

Also called bellota.

Evergreen southwestern oak with stiff, glossy leaves and sweet acorns. A slow, tough shade tree for mid-elevation desert and grassland gardens.

Size over time

Typical landscape size 6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall and 6–10 m (20–33 ft) wide; slow growth, about 35 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.12) from the BB-2in install size.

0510mPlanting3.4 × 1.5 mYear 35.1 × 3.5 mYear 107.3 × 6.0 mMature9.0 × 8.0 m

Design notes

  • Drops most old leaves in spring as new growth flushes.
  • Prefers deep, infrequent watering; avoid lawn irrigation over the root zone.

Regions

Native range: Mountains and foothills of Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas and northern Mexico.

Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:

Southwest

Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.

Related plants

White oak
Quercus alba · Tree · 18–25 m (59–82 ft)
Pin oak
Quercus palustris · Tree · 15–21 m (49–69 ft)
Willow oak
Quercus phellos · Tree · 15–23 m (49–75 ft)
Northern red oak
Quercus rubra · Tree · 18–23 m (59–75 ft)
Southern live oak
Quercus virginiana · Tree · 12–18 m (39–59 ft)
Desert willow
Chilopsis linearis · Tree · 5–8 m (16–26 ft)

Plan with Emory oak

Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.

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