Huckleberry

Huckleberry oak is an extremely diminutive oak reaching just 12 inches in height in its native habitat (hence the common name). Despite its tiny stature, you will recognize it as an oak by its deeply lobed, leathery evergreen leaves and its production of acorns.

Huckleberry oak thrives in full sun to shade on rocky, well-drained soils with no supplemental water once established. It is extraordinarily drought tolerant and long-lived. Use it in alpine gardens, scree beds, or as a curiosity specimen where you wish to showcase one of North America's tiniest oaks. It is susceptible to sudden oak death in areas where the pathogen is established.