Oaks of the Wild West

Call: 520.220.0951

 
  Texas Live Oak

Looking for an unusual Native Oak Tree?

Over the years we have developed contacts that collect acorns and ship them to us while they are still fresh. Collected in the late summer and early fall, we start planting acorns, allowing them to establish roots in the cooler months. Throughout the year our native tree stock continues expanding and thriving.

Native Tree and Plant Resource

  • Tombstone AZ,
  • Douglas AZ,
  • Sierra Vista AZ,
  • Bisbee AZ,
  • Hereford AZ,
  • Huachuca City AZ,
  • Palominas AZ,
  • Warren AZ,
  • Sonoita AZ,
  • Nicksville AZ,
  • Sunnyside AZ,
  • Patagonia AZ,
  • Canelo AZ,
  • Sunizona AZ,
  • McNeal AZ,
  • Double Adobe AZ,
  • Dragoon AZ,
  • Sahuarita AZ,
  • Green Valley AZ,
  • Nogales AZ,
  • Benson AZ,
  • Wilcox AZ,
  • Tucson AZ,
All of these cities are within an easy driving distance to our Native Tree and Plant Nursery in Central Texas.
    Texas Native Plant Resource
  • Austin, TX
  • Dripping Springs, TX
  • Wimberley, TX
  • Georgetown, TX
  • Bastrop, TX
  • Mason, TX
  • Johnson City, TX
  • Blanco, TX

Welcome to Oaks of the Wild West

Our greenhouses are full of new seedlings!

In Arizona, we are still experiencing cool evenings and warm days. But our greenhouses have new sapling of Italian Stone Pine, Arizona Cypress along with a host of Oak Trees from Mexican White Oak, Texas Red Oak, California Valley Oak, Bur Oak, Chinquinpin Oak, Holley Oak, Mexican Blue Oak, Escarpment Live Oak, Gambel Oak, Emory Oak, White Oak and others.

We've also been busy out in the nursery with the flush of new growth transplanting trees into larger containers. A spring flush of a tree varies from several inches to a couple of feet.

In Central Texas, the temperatures have already warmed and trees are putting on a nice flush of color as they grow. For many Oak Trees varieties, the new grown flush colors range from pink to bright yellow to shades of orange.

Is Spring the time to plant your tree?

In the southern part of the US, trees can be planted in Spring. In Arizona, because the rainy season starts in July, trees must be watered on a regular basis to help trees establish a good root base. The same is true for New Mexico. Clients from New Mexico have purchased trees and with regular watering have had great results. Clients from Colorado have done planting of new trees in Spring with good results as well.

As many know, parts of Texas experienced drought levels all of last year. With multiple Spring rains, the drought has now eased. Spring can be a great time to plant, and with good watering plan through the summer, the tree will be nourished and establish a good root base.

Native Tree Nursery

Our nursery specializes in collecting a wide variety of Oak species.

Located in South Eastern Arizona we understand what it takes to get Oaks to survive in harsh climates. Originally from Texas, we later moved to Arizona, so we have experience in how to grow trees in a wide variety of climates.

We have travelled through the different climate areas in Arizona to collect the wide variety of Native Arizona Oaks that we carry. We can help you make the right selection for your area.

The central Texas nursery location collects and grows many of the native Oak tree from West Texas, South Texas, Hill Country to North Texas. This year we have started collecting some new varieties such as Germana Oak and Blackjack Oak.

Native Oak Tree Varieties We Carry

We carry a limited amount of other Oak tree species as well :
(a) Holly Oak, (b) Ajo Oak and (c) Silve Leaf Oak.

The Mexican Blue Oak is a unique native tree to Arizona and Texas. The leaves are strongly a dark blue color and have an unusual shape. They are very drought tolerant. When new leaves appear on the plant they are a wonderful light pink color. Typically, during the winter, the tree is an evergreen; however during the last cold winter with temperatures down to 3 degrees, the leaves were affected, but the plants survived.

The Ajo Oak is native to Northern Mexico. Through a variety of resources, we have annual access to acorns. Planting them at our nursery in South Eastern Arizona, the tree is doing well with our limited amount of annual rainfall.

The native Silver Leaf Oak is typically found in the higher elevations in the mountains in Arizona. We collect our acorns at about 5,500 feet. Our nursery located outside of Sierra Vista is at 4,400 feet and the Silver Leaf grows well here. The Silver Leak Oak also grows in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.

The unique native Texas Vasey Oak has a sharp pointed leaf and very small acorns. The tree typically grows in very dry conditions, and a typical tree that we have seen is about 10 to 15 tall.


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