live oak

FAMILY	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
DESCRIPTION	Live oak, unlike many other oak species, is a long living evergreen tree with a short trunk but large crown reaching up to 80 feet in hieght. Often blanketed in Spanish moss, these trees became staples of old plantations and therefore a symbolic tree representing South's (United States) heritage. The tree, though large and domineering, has small insiginificant flowers that develop into 1 inch long acorns with scaly cups. Though these trees are considered iconic and even maintainence free in their native range, they face many problems farther north. Full sun; Tolerates wet to medium water conditions. Hardiness Zones 8-10
FLOWERS	Green (Greenish-yellow, insignificant)
FLOWER COLOR NOTE	Greenish-yellow, insignificant
LOCATION GROUP	N37
LOC GRP	N37
RANGE	Southeastern United States, Mexico