Quercus dumosa #083.1995A

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Plant Accession Number:

083.1995A

Accepted Name:

Quercus dumosa Nutt.

Common Name:

Nuttall's scrub oak

Accession Date:

Nov 23, 2000

Garden Area:

West of Tapir Orchard

Recorded Heights:

Height	Date
2.5 Metres	May 15, 2008
2 Metres	Sep 20, 2008
0.3 Metres	Aug 15, 2009
2 Metres	May 1, 2011
2.3 Metres	Mar 16, 2012

Group:

section Quercus (the white oaks)

Taxon Description:

A species with a restricted distribution in coastal hills and scrub. It makes a shrub to 2.5 m tall with small, spiny leaves to 2.5 cm long, glossy green above and covered with grey hairs beneath. Most plants originally grown under this name are probably the more widely distributed Q. berberidifolia.

Categories:

• Rated as Endangered (EN) in the IUCN Red List of Oaks
• Quercus Species

Natural Range:

• Mex (Baja Calif)
• USA (S Calif)