Height: 40’-75’ Spread: 25’-50’ Light Needs: Full sun to partial shade Water: Moist to occasionally dry Flower color: Gold/Yellow and green Bloom time: March to April
Entomologist and author, Dr. Tallamy says that oaks are the most important trees for supporting native wildlife. Nationally, oaks are host plants for the caterpillars of over 800 species of butterflies and moths. These insects, in turn, are food for a wide assortment of birds and many other species of wildlife. In addition, their acorns feed many more animals. Young plants may be browsed by deer. Willow oak is a large deciduous tree that might be best for a large property. It is strong and can live for centuries. This species has small, slender leaves that do not pile up in fall like the larger leaves of other oaks.
