Top native Quercus prinoides

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

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Form

Habit

Open 2 Rounded 2 Erect 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Tree 2 Poisonous 1

Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii keystone caterpillars 378 hosts 92 food 115 flowers 51 shelter 2
Dwarf Chinkapin Oak Quercus prinoides keystone caterpillars 339 hosts 81 food 106 flowers 27 shelter 2