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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 10 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Near Threatened
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Common names
  • Deer Oak
  • Oak

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Location: Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA
Date: 2015-07-25
developing acorn end of July
Location: Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA
Date: 2015-07-25
Comments:
  • Posted by Pistil (Lake Stevens, WA - Zone 8a) on Oct 29, 2017 12:23 PM concerning plant:
    Called Deer Oak or Sadler Oak, this is a shrub oak native to N. California and Southern Oregon from 600-2200m elevation mainly the Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains, in open coniferous forests, likes rocky ridges and open areas, can survive shade. Tolerates heavy winter rains and hot dry summers. The leaves look like a chestnut tree. Does well in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle. Considered suitable for Xeriscaping.

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