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Height: 40-75 feet
Spread: 50-80 feet
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Fall Color: None
Flowers: Catkins
Fruit: Small acorns
 
Recommended planting distance from
Foundation: 15 feet
Drives/Patios: 8 feet
Fence: 6 feet
Small trees: 30 feet
Blue Oak
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A low branching, wide spreading tree. California native. Good in hot, dry situations. Tolerates a variety of soils. Not good in lawns due to oak root fungus.