Quercus tomentella

Island Oak

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

Overall Mature Size: Medium, Large

Also Grown As: Single Trunk

Mature Height & Spread: 25-60' x 20-40'

Natural Growth Habit: Upright, 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 / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #15, 24" Box

Sunset Garden Zones: 4-9, 14-17, 19-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10

A Bit More

Quercus tomentella is a fast-growing, evergreen, oak native to California’s Channel Islands and Baja. It is ideal for coastal, temperate landscapes. Often nearly conical when young, it becomes broad with a spreading crown as it matures. Produces large acorns in fall. More shade-tolerant than many other oak species.Monoecious. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.

A Bit More

Quercus tomentella is a fast-growing, evergreen, oak native to California’s Channel Islands and Baja. It is ideal for coastal, temperate landscapes. Often nearly conical when young, it becomes broad with a spreading crown as it matures. Produces large acorns in fall. More shade-tolerant than many other oak species.Monoecious. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.