Mutant Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
- Native to:
- United States
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fagaceae
- Genus:
- Notholithocarpus
- Species:
- Notholithocarpus densiflorus
- USDA Symbol:
- NODEA
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Tree
- Height:
- 4500 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may
Host Plant for Caterpillars
California oakworm (Phryganidia californica), Caloptilia sp., Cameraria leucothorax, Cameraria marinensis, Cameraria walsinghami, Epinotia emarginana, Rectiostoma fernaldella, Telphusa sedulitella, Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals, deer
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from the root crown following fire. Shrub form (var. echinoides) is particularly fire-adapted in chaparral communities.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 60–90 days
- Germination Time:
- 30–90 days
- Notes:
- Acorns are recalcitrant and should be sown fresh in fall; they do not store well and lose viability quickly.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI