Canyon Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. - Beech familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 90.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.3 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 42 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Canyon Live Oak: Adelpha bredowii, Adelpha bredowii, Adelpha bredowii californica, Adelpha bredowii eulalia, Cameraria conglomeratella, Cameraria diabloensis, Cameraria leucothorax, Cameraria shenaniganensis, Catocala mcdunnoughi, Catocala ophelia, Cissusa indescreta, Cyclophora dataria, Decodes montanus, Dicogaster coronada, Epinotia emarginana, Eriocraniella falcata, Erynnis propertius, Euchlaena tigrinaria, Habrodais grunus, Habrodais grunus grunus, Hemihyalea edwardsii, Hemileuca maia maia, Litocala sexsignata, Malacosoma californica california, Neoalcis californiaria, Neocrania bifasciata, Orgyia cana, Orgyia vetusta, Papilio rutulus, Perigonica angulata, Pero mizon, Phryganidia californica, Pseudocopivaleria anaverta, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Sicya pergilvaria, Stilbosis dulcedo, Telphusa sedulitella, Zale termina
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon
- MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
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.