species 185 observations

Oglethorpe Oak

Quercus oglethorpensis

Field notes

Supports All

428 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Carpenterworm Moth, Cecropia Moth 258
Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Neuroterus vesicula, Anthaxia quercata, Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp, Spurred Metallic Wood-borer 66
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Fox Squirrel, Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane, Blue Jay 79
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Cyrtolobus funkhouseri, Ophiderma flavicephala, Cyrtolobus togatus, Ophiderma definitum 25

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Well drained Moist Wet
Soil: Loam Clay
Deer resistant: Yes
Resists: Wet soil
Habit: Oval Pyramidal Rounded
Plant type: Perennial Tree Poisonous

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.