willow oak - Quercus phellos

USDA Plant Code: QUPH
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium - wet
Height: 40-75 feet
Leaves: semi-evergreen to evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: yellow/green
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Foliage; Fallen leaves
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; View of leaves.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; View of foliage.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); crop tree
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Lawrence Morris, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Tree in city park
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark; Trunk of open grown tree in city aprk
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); View of fruit (acorn) and acorn cap.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark; View of trunk. Willow Oak is native to southern Kentucky and is often used in residential and urban landscaping.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark; View of canopy as seen from the ground. Willow Oak is native to southern Kentucky and is often used in residential and urban landscaping.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Willow Oak is a native tree to southern Kentucky and is often used in residential and urban landscaping.
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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