Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Trees
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Single Trunk
Mature Height & Spread: 30-65' x 90'
Natural Growth Habit: Rounded
Native To: California, Mexico
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Catkins
Special Features: Attracts Birds / Attracts Butterflies / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant
Container Sizes: #15
Sunset Garden Zones: 3, 5, 7-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-11
Quercus engelmannii is a slow-to-moderate growing tree native to Southern California and northwestern Baja California. It is highly valued for its bluish-gray foliage and gnarled, architectural form. Generally evergreen, in hotter, drier settings it can be summer-deciduous. Unlike many natives, it is tolerant of summer irrigation and can tolerate lawn conditions. Prefers inland climates away from the seacoast. It is more disease resistant than most other oak varieties. Monoecious. Decurrent habit. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 20°F.
Quercus engelmannii is a slow-to-moderate growing tree native to Southern California and northwestern Baja California. It is highly valued for its bluish-gray foliage and gnarled, architectural form. Generally evergreen, in hotter, drier settings it can be summer-deciduous. Unlike many natives, it is tolerant of summer irrigation and can tolerate lawn conditions. Prefers inland climates away from the seacoast. It is more disease resistant than most other oak varieties. Monoecious. Decurrent habit. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 20°F.
