Resembling live oak or a small white oak.
Mexican white oak fall color.
Easy to grow in well drained soil with one exception freeze damage is a possibility in the northern part of the state.
The leaves cling to the tree through the winter and drop when the new leaf buds grow the following spring.
However recognition of white oak s fall color is well deserved.
Often planted as an evergreen polymorpha oak has semi evergreen qualities.
Resistant to pests and diseases.
Mexican white oak polymorpha quercus polymorpha mexican white oak height.
In her book how to grow native plants of texas and the southwest jill nokes tells the story of its discovery.
Mexican white oak or monterrey oak will not be found in books on texas plants written more than 10 or 15 years ago because this oak was first found in texas less than 20 years ago.
If cold enough the leaves turn bronze in the fall.
White oak foliage is typically deep purple in the autumn.
Several species of oak exhibit red fall color and this hue is more likely to appear unaccompanied by brown.
Leathery blue green leaves that are 3 to 4 inches long untoothed rounded smooth surfaced and dark bluish green.
Resembling live oak or a small white oak.
In mild winters the tree could retain some leaves.
Thick leathery and glossy fall color.
The new growth is pinky peach color darkening to thick leathery blue green leaves.
Monterrey oak is typically a very healthy tree.
Summer foliage has a fuzzy covering.
Polymorpha is another tough drought resistant tree.
Mexican white oak leaves look very much like live oak in the pictures i ve seen of them vancleaveterry.
Red to russet red fall color is just one of many great attributes of this native tree.
Many types of oaks are susceptible to oak wilt a highly contagious fungal disease that is often fatal.
Mexican white oak prefers neutral to alkaline soil ph and can adapt to many soil types including sandy loam and well drained clay soils.
Thick leathery and glossy.
Pin oak quercus palustris hardy to usda zones 4 through 8 turns a.
25 40 shape upright foliage.
The purple color fades after freezing temperatures occur and the leaves turn a deep brown color.