*RETAIL - Notholithocarpus densiflorus [intermediate form] Xeric bell flowers in early summer

bell flowers in early summer followed by purple-black fruit

grandiflorum

to 4" tall x 1 ft wide

topped in early summer with short

Melanthiaceae

*RETAIL - Notholithocarpus densiflorus [intermediate form] Xeric bell flowers in early summerSomewhere between the species and the variety, this dwarfer tan oak reaches an eventual 20 feet at maturity (slowly). From a site on gabbro soil but adjacent serpentine, these lovely small trees have leaves 3 to 4" in length but with the indumentum and blue tint of the smaller N. var. echiniodes. Excellent small garden or street tree. Full to part sun, no summer water once established. USDA zone 7. Formerly categorized as Lithocarpus, this species is