Scrub oak can survive in soil with little moisture and is both cold and heat tolerant. This species grows in scattered patches in low areas land canyons (7). It grows well on hillsides and mesas and is able to tolerate many soil types.

Sonoran Shrub Oak, as well as other species of oak, are favorite targets of Gall Wasps of the sub-family Cynipidae. The photos above are galls made by members of the Cynipidae sub-family. Find out much more about oak gall wasps at the Arizona Naturalist website: Arizonensis.

Scientific Name: Quercus turbinella. Size: 3 to 9 feet or so. Growth Form: Shrub; Shrub or small contorted tree, tending to form thickets; bark light gray, rough, fissured; young twigs densely …

Shrub live oak (or scrub oak) leaves are often very similar in appearance to Arizona white oak, but tend have pricklier margins. It seldom grows higher than 8 to 10 ft and is a major component of the interior chaparral vegetation type. It is drought-deciduous and grows up to 8,000 ft elevations.

Shrub live oak (or scrub oak) leaves are very similar in appearance to Arizona white oak. It seldom grows higher than 8 to 10 ft and is a major component of the interior chaparral vegetation type. It is drought-deciduous and grows up to 8,000 ft elevations.

Gambel Oak is known to hybridize with Arizona White Oak, Gray Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Bur Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Mohr's Oak and Shrub Live Oak have been documented. This oak is probably one of the easiest oaks to recognize with its large lobed leaves and massive growth.

Apr 21, 2011 · Photographic images and information about Scrub Live Oak, Quercus turbinella, from Arizona.

Jan 16, 2023 · Shrub live oak (or scrub oak) (Quercus turbinella) leaves are often very similar in appearance to Arizona white oak, but tend have pricklier margins. It seldom grows higher than 8 to 10 ft and is a major component of the interior chaparral vegetation type. It is drought-deciduous and grows in elevations as high at 8,000 ft.

At a 2nd site in Arizona oak chaparral, Sonoran scrub oak began revegetating the area within 4 to 6 years after burning, herbicide treatment, and reseeding with Lehmann (Eragrostis lehmanniana) or weeping lovegrass.

The most common species in Arizona interior chaparral is scrub live oak (Quercus turbinella) which often occurs in almost pure stands.