Arizona White Oak
Quercus arizonica
A sturdy evergreen oak of the Southwest's sky islands, with thick, leathery blue-green leaves and acorns that feed wildlife. A keystone of the region's oak-pine woodlands.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–60 ft
- Spacing
- 20–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
More Quercus species
- Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
- Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
- White Oak (Quercus alba)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
- Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)