Willow Oak

Quercus phellos L. - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Willow Oak: Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris zephyria, Erynnis horatius, Hyphantria cunae, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Orgyia leucostigma, Phyllodesma carpinifolia, Tolype velleda

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
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.