live oak - Quercus virginiana
| USDA Plant Code: QUVI Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: dry - medium Height: 40-80 feet Leaves: evergreen Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: Bloom Period: Fragrant: no |
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 Tree(s); Avenue of live oaks, entrance to Wormsloe plantation. Terry S. Price, Georgia Forestry Commission, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Healthy live oak Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Wormsloe plantation, GA Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Immature acorn Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Immature acorns Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Immature fruit Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Trunk with long branches Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); habit Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); habit Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Branches can become long enough that they touch the ground and continue to grow Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Branches can become long enough that they touch the ground and continue to grow Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); catkins, male flowers Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); catkins, male flowers Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); catkins, male flowers Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Fort King George, Darien, GA Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Fort King George, Darien, GA Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Fort King George, Darien, GA Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Fort King George, Darien, GA Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Fort King George, Darien, GA Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Michasia Dowdy, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); mature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Georgia Coastal Plain; Ancient live oak on Altama Plantation James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Georgia Coastal Plain; ancient live oak on Altama Plantation James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Georgia Coastal Plain; measuring circumference of ancient live oak James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Georgia Coastal Plain James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Georgia Coastal Plain James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Acorn Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Widespreading canopy of ancient specimen Angel Oak tree located near Charleston SC. Joseph Scopino, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; leaf underside Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Michasia Dowdy, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Demonstration; Georgia Coastal Plain; Measuring four feet up from the ground James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Demonstration; Georgia Coastal Plain; Circumference at four feet high is 34 feet and 8 inches James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sign; Squirrel damage Larry Figart, Duval County Extension Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
