Pungent Oak
Quercus pungensnative · Central Texas
Pungent Oak is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 10 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms red in Mar–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 10 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · red
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes caliche and clay
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.