Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. - Beech family

Size

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
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.