Quercus douglasii ‘Dexter’s Blue’

Quercus douglasii
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About the species

Quercus douglasii

Quercus douglasii, known as blue oak, is a species of oak endemic to California, common in the Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is California's most drought-tolerant deciduous oak, and is a dominant species in the blue oak woodland ecosystem. It is occasionally known as mountain oak and iron oak.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Describes the species as a whole, not this cultivar.

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