About Live Oak

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

United States, California, Mexico

Types

Standard Live Oak, Highrise Live Oak, Cathedral Live Oak

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

In Summer

Ample Water

In Spring

Average Water, Ample Water

In Winter

Once a week

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize the first year, High-phosphorous fertilizers used

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Root

Other Uses

Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

QUERCUS agrifolia

Common Name

California Live Oak

In Hindi

पुरान बलूत

In German

Live Oak

In French

Live Oak

In Spanish

roble vivo

In Greek

live oak

In Portuguese

carvalho vivo

In Polish

Live Oak

In Latin

live quercu

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Quercus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

600

Rank: 40 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Live Oak

Want to know the properties of Live Oak? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Live Oak is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Live Oak Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Bark and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Live Oak Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Live Oak. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Live Oak physical information is as follows: 610.00 cm tall and 1,220.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red and Light Green

Leaf color: Green

Care of Live Oak

Taking Live Oak Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Live Oak include pruning, which should be done Don't prune in the fall and Remove dead branches. The watering done in summer is Ample Water and in winter is Once a week. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Live Oak

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Live Oak is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Live Oak is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Standard Live Oak, Highrise Live Oak, Cathedral Live Oak. This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.