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Quercus tomentella (Island Oak)

Synonyms: Quercus chrysolepis tomentella (homotypic); Quercus chrysolepis var. tomentella (homotypic); Quercus tomentella f. conjungens; Quercus tomentella var. conjungens

Wikipedia Abstract

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 off the coast of California and to one Mexican island: five of the Channel Islands of California plus Guadalupe Island (part of the State of Baja California).
View Wikipedia Record: Quercus tomentella

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Quercus tomentella

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Medium
Allergen Potential [1]  High
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  79 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Height [1]  40 feet (12.2 m)
Width [1]  28 feet (8.4 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Aspidaspis densiflorae (tan oak scale)[3]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0