Top native Quercus phellos

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 4 Moist 3 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 4 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Fire 2 Pollution 2 Salt 2 Wet soil 2 Compaction 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 4 Dense 2 Conical 1 Erect 1 Oval 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Tree 5 Perennial 4 Poisonous 2 Shrub 1