Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Bluejack oak is a small sandhill oak of the Southeast, named for the blue-gray cast of its narrow leaves. A drought-hardy host tree of deep, dry sands and longleaf-pine sandhills.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA