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Mohr's Oak

Quercus mohriana

Other common name(s):

Shin Oak, Scrub Oak

Family:

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Chihuahuan Deserts, Edwards Plateau, Southwestern Tablelands
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas, Stockton Plateau
Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Canadian/Cimarron Breaks, Caprock Canyons Badlands Breaks, Flat Tablelands and Valleys, Semiarid Canadian Breaks

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Tree

Height

15
to
20
ft.

Spread

15
to
20
ft.

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Red

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nuts

Wildlife Benefit

Birds, Small Mammals

Maintenance

This small live oak is more drought tolerant than escarpment live oak. If you leave Mohr oak alone, it will form a small grove, but you will get a bigger tree if you prune off the suckers.

Comments

Fire resistant, accent tree or shrub. Leaf margin is usually wavy, may have a few teeth, shiny dark green above, grayish pubescence beneath, and oblong. Fruit is an acorn that has a deep cup with hairy scales, that encloses 1⁄2 of nut. Bark is thick and gray with rough scaly ridges.

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUMO. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Quercus+mohriana&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=12137&locationType=County&mapType=Normal.. 5) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg 299. 6) Miller George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd ed, pg 48. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19378#null

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