Willow Oak

Quercus phellos L.

Beech family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

100.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance None

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris zephyria, Erynnis horatius, Hyphantria cunae, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Orgyia leucostigma, Phyllodesma carpinifolia, Tolype velleda

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

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.