Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii Nutt. - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 36 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Gambel Oak: Anisota oslari, Anisota peigleri, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io io, Automeris randa, Automeris zephyria, Dorithia semicirculana, Eacles oslari, Eriocraniella longifurcula, Erynnis horatius, Erynnis telemachus, Fixsenia ontario autolycus, Hemileuca grotei diana, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma tigris, Nemoria festaria, Satyrium calanus, Tischeria mediostriata, Tolype glenwoodii, Ypsolopha cervella

Native Range

USA: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
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.