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Davis Mountain oak

Quercus depressipes

Also called Depressed Oak

Davis Mountain oak
Photo: Oscar González, CC BY-SA 4.0

Davis Mountain oak (Quercus depressipes) is a small, shrubby evergreen live oak from high mountain slopes in western Texas and northern Mexico, rarely growing taller than about 1 metre. Its key needs are full sun, excellent drainage and cold-hardiness rather than rich soil or frequent watering.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or rocky mix; tolerates poor, alkaline soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; tolerates hot summers and cold winters typical of high desert.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Texas, Mexico (Durango, Chihuahua, S. Zacatecas, N. Jalisco)
Climate
subtropical

About

Quercus depressipes (known as depressed oak and Davis Mountain oak) is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is found in North America, primarily Mexico and the United States.

Where it grows

Quercus depressipes is found on mountainous grassy slopes, at elevations of 2,100–2,600 m (6,900–8,500 feet) above sea level. Its primary habitat is in the Mexican high deserts, in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas. In the United States, Q. depressipes has been found only in the Davis Mountains in western Texas, particularly on Mount Livermore.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus depressipes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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