Mohr Oak
Quercus mohriana
Mohr oak is a thicket-forming shin oak of West Texas and Southwestern limestone outcrops, with leathery, gray-backed evergreen leaves. Drought- and lime-tolerant cover and acorn source in arid country.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- NM, OK, TX
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