Quercus myrtifolia 26/6 Restock a pattern that calls to

a pattern that calls to mind the markings of a rattlesnake

deep yellow-orange fruit that is sweeter and less acidic than a true lemon

Photos courtesy of Ray Matthews and Damon Waitt

and it climbs and flowers freely

The species epithet serratifolia means saw-toothed leaf

Quercus myrtifolia 26/6 Restock a pattern that calls toMyrtle oak takes the name from the leaf, small and leathery and rolled at the edges like a true myrtle, which is about as far from the broad, lobed oak of the schoolbook as the genus travels. Quercus myrtifolia is a creature of the Florida scrub and the sand pine ridges along the southeastern coast, the bright, fast draining places where the salt comes in on the wind and the soil is mostly quartz. They stay small there, a dense evergreen shrub or low