Quercus harahumara

[Gtlevine]

High elevation Oak Tree from Mexico with the largest leaves of any Oak Tree. The emerging leaves are impressive velvety red.

Gary

[BS Man about Palms]

Hmmm. Thats beautiful Gary....

What?

[Peter]

Wow Gary, what a great tree already, and then to have the red emergent-fantastic.

[Gtlevine]

Awesome isn't it Peter? I have been trying hard but just can't get any more of this Oak. This would be great for your garden, it is very cold hardy and it stays small size. The picture I found of it in the wild the plants were only about 15 feet tall. I'm not sure if thats as big as they get, but it appears so.

Gary

[fastfeat]

Sweet!!

[daxin]

How big is the acorn? Is there a source in SoCal? Will it be hardy to the low 20s? The species name seems to be Q. tarahumara, but it is a gorgeous plant and the new leaves look kind of like a swarm of giant alien mealy bugs!

Have you seen Quercus dentata pinnatifida with fish-bone like leaves? I guess a big genus like the oaks is bound to have a few odd-balls.

[Gtlevine]

Your correct, the name is Tarahumara, I mistyped the name. I've never seem the acorns or have come across a source of this plant other than the plant I got from a friend. It comes from over 5000 feet elevation and the leaves are very thick as typical with oak trees so I believe it will be very cold hardy.

Gary

[trioderob]

Gary-

these guys could give you alot of info about that tree

http://www.desertmuseum.org/

Rob

[PalmGuyWC]

Gary,

That Oak is spectacular. I bet I could even grow it in N. Calif. It sure doesn't look like an Oak.

Dick

[Gtlevine]

Gary,

That Oak is spectacular. I bet I could even grow it in N. Calif. It sure doesn't look like an Oak.

Dick

I also believe you could grow it in No Cal. My buddy who collected this Oak has one growing in the lowest, coldest area in Poway and it freezes down there every winter. His Oak has breezed through the freezing spells with no problems at all. It's funny that it looks tropical and nothing like an Oak until you feel the leaves, they are stiff and hard like cardboard which gives it away that it is an Oak. Now the only question is how to find more of them?