Shrub Tanbark Oak, Shrub Tanoak                lith-o-KAR-pus des-i-FLO-rus

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, to 10 ft (3 m) high, densely branched, compact.  Leaves oblong, 6-13 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, thick, leathery, scarcely toothed (less than the tree form), shiny light green, whitish beneath.
• Sun (for a compact habit) or light shade.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 7
    This form occurs in the chaparral communities of the mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, especially abundant in the Mount Shasta area.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: extreme northwest corner of the sports field behind the Women's building, i.e., south of Nash Hall.