Valley Oak

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 42 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early 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 (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Valley Oak: Archips argyrospila, Argyrotaenia citrana, Automeris io neomexicana, Cameraria lobatiella, Cameraria mendocinensis, Cameraria pentekes, Chionodes chrysopyla, Chionodes formosella, Chionodes occidentella, Chionodes petalumensis, Chionodes raspyon, Chionodes trichostola, Coleophora querciella, Decodes basiplagana, Decodes fragariana, Dorithia semicirculana, Dorithia trigonana, Dyseriocrania auricyanea, Epinotia emarginana, Erynnis tristis, Erynnis tristis tristis, Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina, Hemileuca grotei diana, Malacosoma californica california, Malacosoma constricta, Nemoria glaucomarginaria, Phryganidia californica, Pseudexentera habrosana, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Recurvaria glinax, Satyrium auretorum spadix, Satyrium californicum, Telphusa sedulitella, Tischeria consanguinea, Xenolechia staspa