Engelmann Oak
Quercus engelmannii
Engelmann oak is a rare, broad-crowned oak of southern California's inland valleys and foothills, semi-evergreen with blue-green leaves. A signature tree of vanishing oak savanna, prized and increasingly protected.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA