Havard Shin Oak
Quercus havardii
Havard shin oak is a knee-high, rhizomatous oak that binds the deep sands of the Southern Plains into vast clonal 'shinnery' colonies. Ecologically vital for sand-dune stabilization and the lesser prairie-chicken.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 8–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, NM, OK, TX, UT