Sandpaper Oak
Quercus vaseyananative · Central Texas
Sandpaper Oak is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 30 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms yellow and brown in Mar–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Height
- About 30 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · yellow, brown
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
3 occurrence records 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.