Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Texas Live Oak, Interior Live Oak, Oklahoma Live Oak

I have a couple 3 year old Texas Live Oaks in SW Missouri, border 6b-7a.
Mine are about 5ft tall and fairly fast growers.
<...Read Morebr /> I am also growing some from acorns this year.

I've been growing some small Texas live oaks in north mississippi for 3 years now. (zone 7b) I acquired these from Dallas county Texas, t...Read Morehey were clear cut to make room for a limestone quarry when I acquired the seedlings. These are not slow growers, I'd say in more ideal conditions that grow relatively fast. Mississippi gets a lot more rain than Texas so I'd say the size has a lot to do with the growing conditions...so far these have been outperforming the regular coastal live oak in growth and vigor. If say if you live in a marginal area like anywhere in zone 6b through zone 7a..these are worth growing! There are several large specimens of costal live oak here in this area though this is the northern end of the range.. As far as i know..noone has ever tried texas live oak in this area..I will keep you guys updated! One of these seedlings has already hit 5 foot tall in 3 years..

I can't believe there are no notes yet on this tree. Grows all over in central to west Texas. Very hardy, drought tolerant, evergreen. Ve...Read Morery slow grower. Many ranchers out here will remove all trees (Honey Mesquite, Ashe Juniper) and just leave these.

I heard they were hard to grow from seed, but I have had some success. I took 3 acorns, potted them last fall and left them to overwinter, watering occasionally. All three popped up this spring. We'll see how the transplanting process goes.