Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Myrtle oak is a compact evergreen scrub oak with small, glossy, rolled-edged leaves, native to Florida and Gulf-coast dune scrub. A drought- and salt-tolerant component of rare coastal scrub communities.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 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, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, SC