Canyon Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon live oak is a sturdy evergreen oak of western canyons and slopes, with hard wood and golden-fuzzed young acorns. Tolerates rocky ground and shade, anchoring foothill and montane woodlands.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–60 ft
- Spacing
- 30–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, OR