Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) P.S. Manos, C.H. Cannon, & S.H. Oh - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 130.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Tanoak: Cameraria leucothorax, Cameraria marinensis, Cameraria walsinghami, Epinotia emarginana, Eupithecia minturata, Habrodais grunus, Habrodais grunus lorquini, Perigonica angulata, Phryganidia californica, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Telphusa sedulitella

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Oregon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.