Habitat: bottomlands or low flatwoods and upland old fields
Wildlife value: High wildlife value for food and habitat. It supports a wide variety of butterflies and moths plus small mammals and songbirds. The Acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue joys, small mammals, wild turkeys, white-tailed deer, and black bear and are can be eaten by people after tannins are leached or boiled out. Plant NOVA Natives lists this species as particularly popular with the non-native honeybees
Notes: Very adaptible and handsome tree, easy to grow. Needs acid soils. Willow-like leaves require little raking. Great avenue tree
Edibility: Acorns (nuts) are edible after tannins are leached or boiled out.
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
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