Southern Live Oak

Name: Live Oak
Plant Type: tree
Height: 30’-50’
Width: 40’-50’
Light: full sun to part shade
Salt: good salt tolerance
Deer: do not usually eat
Zone: 8-11
Notes: Live oak is a fast-growing, yet very long-lived tree. Likes moist, well-drained soil. Established trees are very drought tolerant. The live oak is a huge and noble evergreen broad-leaf tree with large, spreading, nearly horizontal branches and thick, leathery, oval, dark green leaves. The bark is dark red-brown to gray and deeply furrowed. Do not underestimate how large a live oak can become. Give them ample space!