Quercus durata
$10.90
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Leather Oak
Quercus durata is a slow growing evergreen shrub occasionally reaching 10 feet in height but usually much shorter. It takes on a mounding shape and does well with very little care.
Because of its relatively small size for an oak, this plant is considered a shrub oak and is often used as an urban tree.
It will do best when planted in an area with hot, dry rocky soil, but will also do fine in areas that have serpentine or heavy clay soils as it is often found growing in in the wild.
Companion plants include Toyons, Manzanitas and Madrones.
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| Container | D-40-O, D-16 |
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| Ecological Value | Leather oak is a host plant for the Sleepy Duskywing and Pacific Tent Caterpillar moths., Leather oak provides important food and cover for a wide variety of birds and mammals. |
| Historical Uses | No known historical uses. |
| Distribution | The chaparral of the Coast Ranges from Klamath to San Luis Obispo. Outlying populations in the Sierra and the San Gabriel Mountains. |
| Elevation | 7' – 10044' |
| Habitat | Typically found as part of chaparral in rocky, foothill or mountainous areas |
| Communities | Chaparral, Foothill Woodland |