| Common Name |
Interior live oak, California live oak |
| Latin Name |
Quercus wislizenii |
| Native Habitat |
3,000 to 6,000 on dry slopes of Coastal Mountains |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, clay loam with some organic
content |
| Water |
Once per month depending on soil |
| Height X Width |
10 feet X 20 feet, maximum 75 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Holly-like leaves |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, holly-like |
| Garden Suitability |
Mountain, Songbird, Thornless |
| Ornamental Value |
Deep shade, evergreen |
| Nature Value |
Acorns eaten by squirrels and strong beaked birds,
larval plant for butterflies and several species of wasps |
| Native American Uses |
Acorn ground for soup and flour for unleavened bread |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp/interior.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=556 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/564.htm |
| Data |
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Quercus+wislizenii |
| Distribution map |
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=6906&flora_id=1 |
| Note: |
Moderate pollinator |
