*RETAIL - Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides [Dwarf Blue]

Another of Cistus' growing collection of the small form of the tan oak, endemic to southern OR. Siskiyou Mountains, reach to only 6 to 8 ft or so, as dense shrubs of blue-green leaves. In this form, the new growth, furry and tinted pink or golden and leaf undersides particularly white. Very striking. The flowers look like those of a chestnut, upheld fuzzy cream-colored inflorescences and golden brown “acorns.” Tough, native mostly to serpentine soil regions. At home anywhere on the West Coast with lean soil and away from summer garden water. Best out of the hottest afternoon sun especially where reflected heat is involved. Not a plant for humid summer climates. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7 possibly 6.

Formerly categorized as Lithocarpus, this species is now under genus Notholithocarpus.

DWARF TAN OAK

Fagaceae

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