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Willow Oak
Quercus phellos · Tree
Willow Oak is a fast-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 40–75 ft × 25–50 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to deer and pollution and salt.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 40–75 ft × 25–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Pollution, Salt, Wet soil
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
Will it survive your winters?
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