Escarpment Live Oak

Quercus fusiformis

Tree 🦋 Central Texas Larval Host

Description

Escarpment Live Oak is the defining keystone canopy tree of Woodline Ranch and the Texas Hill Country. Forming sprawling, interconnected evergreen groves via underground root runners, its massive limbs shade the landscape and anchor shallow limestone topsoil against erosion. A single mature live oak supports over 500 species of native insects, provides nesting habitat for birds, and produces sweet acorn crops that sustain white-tailed deer, scrub jays, wild turkeys, and squirrels through winter.

Growth & Size

Height: 20-50 ft.

Spread: 30-60 ft.

Foliage: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Slow

Environmental Needs

Water Need: Low

Sun Need: Full Sun

Substrate / Soil: Limestone, Clay

Bloom Season: Mar, Apr

🦋 Larval Host Plant Information

This species serves as an essential host plant for caterpillar larvae of: Arizona Sister, Horace's Duskywing.

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