Scientific Name:	Quercus garryana
Pronunciation:	KWURK-us gar-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:	Garry oak
Family Name:	Fagaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Branches large, contorted; shoots orange-red, hairy; leaves oblong-obovate, dark green, lobes may be rounded or slightly pointed, sinus deeply cut into blade and narrow (U-shaped), less than 14 cm long when mature; petioles 1.5-2 cm long; acorns sparsely produced, sessile, 2.5-3 cm long. Winter ID: terminal bud <3 cm, furry; bark deeply fissured.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Irregular, Open, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 10 - 15m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry Water Use: Low, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Herb, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Wildlife food, Wind break Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Lustrous, Tomentose Colour in Fall: Green-yellow, Brown Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblong, Obovate Apices: Rounded Bases: Cordate, Cuneate Margins: Pinnately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Catkin (ament) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Colour (petals): Not showy, Yellow, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy

Bark Morphology: Showy, Deeply fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Tan     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid, Conical (long-pointed) Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant, Anthracnose, Galls, Heart rot, Leaf miner insect, Root rot, Rust, Scale insects, Stem borer insects, Wilt, Mold

Location(s): (BHW) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Westend Location Map

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