Valley Oak
Quercus lobata
The largest oak in North America, a majestic deciduous giant of California's valleys with deeply lobed leaves and long acorns. Needs deep soil and plenty of room.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 100–100 ft
- Spacing
- 40–80 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
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