Top native southern live oaks

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Salt 1 Storm damage 1 Wet soil 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Tree 1

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana keystone caterpillars 321 hosts 91 food 107 flowers 28 shelter 2