Island live oak is an evergreen oak tree, native to a few Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico, that can reach about 20 m. It is a species, not a genus, and is grown mainly in mild coastal gardens; it needs good drainage and tolerates wind.
Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and sandy soils.
California (Channel Is.) to Mexico (Baja California), Guadalupe
Climate
subtropical
About
Quercus tomentella, the island oak, island live oak, or Channel Island oak, is an oak in the section Protobalanus. It is native to six islands: five of the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island, part of Baja California.
It is placed in Quercus section Protobalanus.
Where it grows
It is native to six islands: five of the Channel Islands of California (Anacapa Island, San Clemente Island, Santa Catalina Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Santa Rosa Island) and Guadalupe Island, part of the State of Baja California.
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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.