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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 type

Shrub

Size

3 - 10 ft Tall

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

Cream, Green

Special uses

Bank stabilization, Hedge

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Sunset Zones

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

Site type

Open, rocky slopes, ridges

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 51 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Dark Sword Grass Moth

Agrotis ipsilon

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Caenurgia togataria

Forage Looper Moth

Caenurgina erechtea