Quercus ilicifolia Bear Oak
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 4.0-7.5
Form/Color Deciduous, moderate grower to 15', Stormwater Intolerant of stormwater.
blooms May, acorns ripen September of Tolerance:
the following year.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Dry rocky or sandy, sterile acid soil in oak
and pine barrens, coastal scrub, dry,
sandy sterile soil. Ecosystem Wildlife value very high, acorns eaten
Services: by birds and mammals.
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought, intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental Blooms in May.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Quercus prinoides Dwarf Chinkapin Oak
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 5.0-8.5
Form/Color Deciduous, slow grower to 9', blooms in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
May, acorns ripen September-October of Tolerance: tolerance.
the following year.
Urban Should tolerate concrete debris,
Tolerance: intolerant of soil compaction.
Habitat: Dry rocky rich soils, slopes, oak barrens.
Ecosystem Wildlife value very high.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought, intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental Blooms in May.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: