Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
Fagaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · native
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This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
50 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–8b
Fall Color
Orange, red, yellow
Origin
the Southwestern USA (Arizona, Utah
Diseases (14)
Ramorum Blight (Sudden Oak Death) Mistletoe abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Cytospora spp. (Valsa spp., Leucostoma spp.) Cytospora Canker Microstroma album Frosty Mildew Ganoderma applanatum Ganoderma Root and Butt Rot Pseudoinonotus dryadeus Inonotus Root and Butt Rot Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Phoradendron villosum Mistletoe (a True Mistletoe) Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Inonotus dryophilus White Pocket Rot (Piped Rot)
Pests (14)
Looper Stem Gall Asterolecanium spp. Pit scale Platycotis vittata Oak Treehoppers Bucculatrix albertiella Oak Ribbed Casemaker Phylloxera spp. Oak leaf phylloxera Various (Cynipidae, Cecidomyiidae, Eriophyidae, Psyllidae) Leaf galls Neuroterus saltatorius Jumping Oak Gall Andricus quercuscalifornicus California Gallfly Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Oak gall wasp Bucculatrix ainsliella Oak skeletonizer Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Various (Cynipidae, Cecidomyiidae, Eriophyidae) Leaf and twig gall