Live oak is often associated with southern plantation homes, and is at the northern limit of its hardiness in the Washington, DC area. This specific tree is a seedling from the most northerly naturally occurring population of lives oaks in southeastern Virginia. Live oak is that state tree of Georgia, and can be grown in
USDA hardiness zones 7 through 10. Live oak is a shrubby to large and spreading, long-lived, nearly evergreen tree. Open-grown trees average 50 feet in height and 3 to 4 feet in diameter. The rounded crowns may span 150 feet or more. Acorns are in clusters of 3 to 5, are 0.75 - 1 inch long and covered 1/3 by the cap, which is bowl-shaped and warty. You can find live oak in the National Grove of State Trees.