Quercus fusiformis ~ Texas Live Oak hardscape 151029 162 Central Park -

151029 162 Central Park - Conservatory Garden

hairy strap-like foliage

Slippery Elm is a native deciduous tree with a vase-shaped to broad rounded crown

Its large aromatic foliage has two stages: its juvenile stage is a vivid blue-green with rounded foliage on squared stems that that earn a red cast in cooler weather and lasts for 7-15 yrs

Quercus fusiformis ~ Texas Live Oak hardscape 151029 162 Central Park -Texas Live Oak is a long lived native semi evergreen tree with a short trunk, low branches, and broad rounded crown. The long leathery green foliage has lighter undersides and hold until spring before turning orange and dropping just in time for the new leaves to replace them. Elongated acorns with a scale a cap that covers 1 3 of the acorn one season. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well drained soils. Texas Live oak is thicket forming