Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.
Hedge, Screen, Wind Break, Naturalizing, Small Spaces
Attracts Wildlife
Butterflies
Information by: Stephanie Duer Photographer:
Description
Notes
Wavyleaf oak is a naturally occuring cross between Q. gambelii and Q. turbinella, all native to Utah and the Intermountain West. It has a shrubby appearance, growing about 10 feet tall and wide. Thick, leathery leaves are a dark blue-green above and dull-green and hairy underneath. The leaves are toothed with wavy margins. In a protected site it may be semi-evergreen, though is generally deciduous. A great shrub to screen a patio, to create garden rooms, or at the edge of taller trees.
Grow in well drained soils in full sun to light shade. Suitable for loamy to clay soils, and slightly basic soils. Tolerates strong winds. Slow to establish, so plant the smallest plant you can endure and plant no later than early fall so that it has time to establish before winter sets in. Difficult to find in trade, but worth the hunt.