Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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: Natural Straight Trunk
Mature Height & Spread: 25-60' x 20-40'
Natural Growth Habit: Rounded, Upright
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
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 (male and female flowers on the same tree). Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.
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 (male and female flowers on the same tree). Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.