Common Name(s): | Live Oak, Oak,Live |
Scientific Name: | Quercus virginiana |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 15 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: A medium-sized evergreen tree with a broad crown. Mainly in central Texas. Prefers sandy-loam soils, but can occur in heavy clay soil. Often has large, heavy limbs close to the ground. Commonly used in landscape plantings, but limited northward. The acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. The foliage and twigs may be browsed by white-tailed deer and some livestock. Live oak is a member of the "White" oak group whose leaf veins do not extend past the leaf margin to from bristles. |