valley oak
Quercus lobata
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size50 to 70 feet tall30 to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Valley oak (Quercus lobata) is a tree for pollinator gardens and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, loamy soil. It grows into a large, deciduous tree with wide-spreading limbs and weeping branch tips. The broad crown makes a graceful shade tree. Yellow flowers open in early to late spring, and the acorns feed many kinds of wildlife.
Pairs well with Pecan, Southern magnolia, Strawberry tree, and Johnny jump up.
Native range
CA.