Top native Quercus ilicifolia

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 2 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Dry soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Broad 1 Conical 1 Multi stemmed 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Poisonous 2 Perennial 1 Shrub 1