Deer Oak, Quercus sadleriana

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Quercus sadleriana is a species of oak known by the common names Sadler's oak and deer oak. It is native to southwestern Oregon and far northern California in the Klamath Mountains. It grows in coniferous forests. Quercus sadleriana is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters (3. 3-10 feet) tall from a root network with rhizomes. The leaves are reminiscent of chestnut leaves, oval with toothed edges and rounded, faintly pointed ends. The fruit is an acorn with a cap between 1 and 2 centimeters (0. 4-0. 8 inch) wide and a spherical or egg-shaped, round-ended nut up to 2 centimeters (0. 8 inch) long. Quercus sadleriana is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters (3. 3-10 feet) tall from a root network with rhizomes. The leaves are reminiscent of chestnut leaves, oval with toothed edges and rounded, faintly pointed ends. The fruit is an acorn with a cap between 1 and 2 centimeters (0. 4-0. 8 inch) wide and a spherical or egg-shaped, round-ended nut up to 2 centimeters (0. 8 inch) long.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

3.3 - 10 ft tall

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

Cream, Green

Wildlife Supported

Many insects are attracted to Oaks generally, including the following butterflies which use Oaks as host plant: California Sister, Propertius Duskywing, Mournful Duskywing, Golden Hairstreak, and Gold-Hunter's Hairstreak.
Bird gardens

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 62 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulusPapilio rutulus

Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquiniLimenitis lorquini

California Sister Adelpha californicaAdelpha californica

Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertiusErynnis propertius

California Hairstreak Satyrium californicaSatyrium californica

Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunusHabrodais grunus

Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristisErynnis tristis

Landscaping Information

Sun

Shade, Part Shade

Common uses

Bank Stabilization, Hedges, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens

Sunset Zones?

1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Natural Setting

Site Type

Open, rocky slopes, ridges

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 36.0" - 158.4", Summer Precipitation: 1.04" - 6.33", Coldest Month: 18.2" - 46.8", Hottest Month: 40.0" - 70.2", Humidity: 0.35" - 20.82", Elevation: 370" - 11440"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Sadler Oak, Sadler's Oak

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Deer Oak

Quercus sadleriana

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Deer Oak

Quercus sadleriana