Type: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun/Shade
Water Use: Medium
Mature Size: 25’ x 25’
Description: A New Mexico native tree that grows fast, sometimes up to 4 feet a year. This deciduous tree produces brilliant red-maroon fall color. The leaves then fade to a chocolate brown color and hang onto their branches throughout the winter.
Like all oaks, this tree has deep roots so it can be planted closer to structures than surface-rooted trees like cottonwoods and mulberries. The Chisos red oak can be very long-lived; plant it wisely so generations can enjoy its shade and beauty. In the wild, it is often found on drier hillsides growing in limestone soils. Chisos red oak does best in well-drained soils but also tolerates clay soils with low to regular water. It is both a great shade and specimen tree. Water deeply but infrequently, more in extreme heat. Drought tolerant once established.