Leather Oak (Quercus Durata) is a perennial shrub in the Fagaceae family with easy care difficulty. It requires drought-tolerant watering and full sun or partial shade light in USDA hardiness zones 8-9. This plant is safe for cats and dogs.

Quercus durata, commonly known as Leather Oak, is a low spreading evergreen shrub or small tree native to California, notable for its leathery leaves and adaptation to dry, serpentine soils.