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Top native Quercus stellata

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

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Diseases 1 Dry soil 1 Fire 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Irregular 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Perennial 2 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1
  • Post Oak Quercus stellata keystone caterpillars 349 hosts 92 food 131 flowers 28 shelter 4
  • Bottomland Post Oak Quercus similis keystone caterpillars 289 hosts 81 food 92 flowers 27
  • Boynton Oak Quercus boyntonii keystone caterpillars 235 hosts 55 food 73 flowers 22

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