• Grow your own Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis), a California oak of commanding size!
  
• Landscaping projects, windbreak plantings, restoration work, reforestation efforts — there's never been a better time to pick up the trees for the job!
• Seed-grown without poison or pesticides at our nursery on California's Redwood Coast
• Transplanting and care instructions included
  
  
  

Highlights

	Moisture Low
	Cold Hardiness -10°F
	Light Full Sun / Partial Shade
	Size 30 – 100' tall / 10 – 30' spread
	Lifespan 300 yrs
	Growth Rate Medium
	Drought Tolerance Medium
	Wind Resistance Medium

Tree Story

About Canyon Live Oak

From California, Southwest Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Baja California, Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis) is a dense and dark-foliaged evergreen tree of commanding size, growing up to 100 feet tall (although most specimens are closer to between 70 and 80 feet tall). The leaves of this tree resemble Holly with the exception that the leaf undersides are golden in color, as are the tree's golden-scaled acorn caps. Canyon Live Oak produces among the largest acorns of any oak, and is the most widely distributed oak in California.

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Size Chart

Seedling Size Chart: Medium

Due to the dynamic nature of actively growing trees, as well as the tremendous variation between species’ growth rates, we rely on the cubic volume of a seedling’s root mass to determine its “size” (Small / Medium / Large / XL). Within each size there is minor variance — the dimensions provided here represent the category minimum. If exact measurements are essential, please contact us about current stock.