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Top native Quercus incana

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 1

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 4

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 4

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 2 Salt 2 Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Multi stemmed 2 Broad 1 Dense 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Shrub 2 Poisonous 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
  • Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia keystone caterpillars 233 hosts 56 food 68 flowers 30
  • Florida Scrub Oak Quercus inopina keystone caterpillars 161 hosts 34 food 44 flowers 17

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