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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies
  6. Beech Family
  7. Oaks
  8. North American Red Oaks
  9. Phellos
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Top native Phellos

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 2

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Humidity 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 9 Erect 6 Dense 3 Multi stemmed 3 Spreading 3 Broad 2 Conical 2 Oval 2 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Tree 2 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1
  • Bluejack Oak Quercus incana keystone caterpillars 299 hosts 84 food 95 flowers 31
  • Darlington Oak Quercus hemisphaerica keystone caterpillars 290 hosts 85 food 94 flowers 31 shelter 1

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