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Sandpaper oak

Quercus vaseyana

Also called Shin Oak, Vasey Oak

Sandpaper oak
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0

Sandpaper oak (Quercus vaseyana) is a shrub or small tree from northern Mexico and Texas, valued for its tolerance of dry, rocky, alkaline soils. It grows slowly and needs full sun and good drainage.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained, alkaline or rocky soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; tolerates hot summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Texas to NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Quercus vaseyana is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas. The specific epithet vaseyana honors the American botanist George Vasey. The species is commonly called the Vasey oak.

Where it grows

Quercus vaseyana is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León) and the U.S. state of Texas.

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 vaseyana 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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