Vasey Shin Oak
Quercus vaseyana
Vasey shin oak is a small, often clumping oak of the Edwards Plateau limestone, with wavy-edged semi-evergreen leaves. Heat- and drought-hardy cover and acorn source for Hill Country wildlife.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- TX
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