Top native Quercus lyrata

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

Full sun 1 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 1

Water use

Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 2 Black walnut 1 Dry soil 1 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Pollution 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 3 Open 2 Spreading 2 Broad 1

Plant type

Poisonous 3 Tree 3 Edible 1