California Black Oak

Mature Height: Up to around 85.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 36 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on California Black Oak: Anisota oslari, Antheraea oculea, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io, Cameraria lobatiella, Cameraria mendocinensis, Chionodes chrysopyla, Chionodes occidentella, Chionodes raspyon, Chionodes trichostola, Decodes fragariana, Epinotia emarginana, Eriocraniella aurosparsella, Hydriomena expurgata, Lithophane georgii, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica california, Malacosoma constricta constricta, Nadata gibbosa, Neoalcis californiaria, Orgyia cana, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Orgyia vetusta, Phryganidia californica, Phyllonorycter basistrigella, Pseudexentera habrosana, Stigmella variella, Telphusa sedulitella, Tischeria mediostriata, Xenolechia querciphaga