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Quercus gambelii, with the common name Gambel oak, is a deciduous small tree or large shrub that is widespread in the foothills and lower mountains of western North America. It is also regionally called scrub oak , oak brush , and white oak .
Other oaks for dry soil: Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), 60-80 feet tall and wide, Zones 3-8; and gambel oak (Quercus gambelii), 20-30 feet tall, 15 feet wide, Zones 3-9. “In general, look for ...
Gambel oak acorns may also provide substantial food for Abert's squirrels. [30] Ponderosa pines produce large cone crops every 3 to 4 years; cones are virtually absent about 1 year out of 4. Abert's squirrels begin eating immature seed shortly after cone development begins in late May. Seeds are eaten through the summer as the cones mature.
Quercus gambelii – Gambel oak, scrub oak, oak brush, white oak; Quercus welshii – wavy leaf oak, ... Ranunculus aestivalis – fall buttercup, autumn buttercup;
Coahuila scrub oak (Quercus intricata), in the US, it is reported at only two sites: One in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park, and the other 15 miles SW of Van Horn. Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) [note 1] Gray oak (Quercus grisea), in the mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Emory oak (Quercus emoryi)
In the southern Rocky Mountains, lower slopes of ponderosa pine communities can be accompanied by Gambel oaks, other oak species (for example, Emory oaks, silverleaf oaks, netleaf oaks), and shrubs (such as sumacs, buckbrushes, and mountain-mahoganies). In the absence of fire, the oak stands may be invaded by pines. [1] [6]
The mountain features Gambel oak and ponderosa pine, with Douglas fir, Engelmann spruce, and quaking aspens at higher elevations. [3] [7] San Antonio Mountain is an important winter habitat for migrating herds of elk, and hosts one of the largest populations of elk in New Mexico, estimated at 7,000 individuals. [8]
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