Oak, Gambel Clump #10

Quercus gambelii

Height: 25-30ft
Spread: 25-30ft
Zone: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Growth Rate: Moderate
Bloom Time/Color: N/A
Fall Color: Red/brown
Uses: Specimen, naturalizing
Maintenance: Medium
Tree Shape: Rounded
Other: Native

Gambel oak is a native of the Rocky Mountains where it enjoys average, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade (though it can tolerate a wide range of sites). Medium-green leaves with rounded lobes cover the canopy during the growing season before turning reddish-brown in autumn. Acorns mature in autumn as well and are great food for wildlife, however, they do not start producing until the tree is older. Gambel oak is also a great naturalizer and can form clumps in desirable conditions. Drought tolerant.