Palmer's Oak, Dunn Oak Quercus palmeri

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Quercus palmeri

Family:

Fagaceae

Genus:

Quercus

Species:

palmeri

Common Name:

Palmer's Oak, Dunn Oak

Seeds Per Pound:
130
Quantity:
2.71 lb
Germination:
67%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
9-10 feet
Collection Locale:
California
Paradise Valley
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
In Stock: 2.71 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$6.95
1 oz (~ 8 seeds)
$6.95
1 lb (~ 130 seeds)
$60.00
1 kg (~ 287 seeds)
$120.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: sow seed 3/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Quercus palmeri is a species of oak known by the common name Palmer oak, or Palmer's oak. It is native to California, Baja California, New Mexico, and in Arizona through the transition zone to the eastern Mogollon Rim, where it grows in canyons, mountain slopes, washes, and other dry habitat types.
* Quercus palmeri is a shrub or small tree growing up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall, but known to reach 6 meters (20 feet) at times.
* The leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters (0.4-1.2 inches) in length. They are stiff, leathery, and brittle, their edges wavy with sharp spine-teeth. The upper surface is shiny, waxy, and olive green in color, the lower gray-green and coated with glandular hairs.
* Quercus palmeri usually grows in small populations, some of which are actually cloned growths of a single plant.One such clone in the Jurupa Mountains in Riverside County, California, named the Jurupa Oak, was determined to be over 13,000 years old, a single individual living as a relict from the Pleistocene It is therefore one of the oldest living plants in the world. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov