Plant · P-993

Lacey Oak

Quercus laceyi

Lacey oak is a small, drought-hardy oak of the Texas Hill Country and northern Mexico, typically growing into a rounded 30 to 35 foot tree, occasionally larger under ideal conditions. New leaves emerge soft pink before maturing to a distinctive blue-green, with fall color ranging from brown to yellow. It thrives on shallow, alkaline, limestone-derived soil and tolerates heat and drought once established, but declines where drainage is poor. As a member of the white oak group, it resists oak wilt far better than many native oaks, making it an increasingly common replacement planting where that disease is a concern.