NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Scientific Name: |
Quercus phellos |
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Genus: |
Quercus |
Species Epithet: |
phellos |
Common Name: |
Willow Oak |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
72-100 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Red, Yellow, Brown |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Bottomland forests, especially on natural levees and second terraces, also in upland depression swamps developed on clay soils, weedy and successional on slopes and upland sites following disturbance. Common and widespread in most of the NC Coastal Plain and Piedmont; infrequent in part of the far eastern counties, though likely present in all of these counties. Absent to very rare in the Piedmont foothills and the southwestern mountains. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Often planted as a street tree. |
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Bettina Darveaux |
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