Top native Quercus phellos

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

Well drained 3 Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 4 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Pollution 2 Salt 2 Wet soil 2 Compaction 1 Fire 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 3 Dense 2 Conical 1 Erect 1 Oval 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Perennial 2 Poisonous 2