Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
California's iconic evergreen oak, with a broad, sculptural canopy of small holly-like leaves. Supports hundreds of insect and bird species and resents summer water near its trunk.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 70–70 ft
- Spacing
- 30–70 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- red, yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
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- Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
- Water Oak (Quercus nigra)