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