#1338 most planted
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon live oak · also Canyon oak, Golden cup oak, Maul oak
Evergreen
58
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
3.1 in
median trunk (8 cm, 56 measured)
29 yr
median age (52% have a planting date)
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Quercus chrysolepis is an evergreen oak native to Mexico and the western United States, notably the California Coast Ranges. It has glossy dark green, spiny, geometrically flat leaves and acorn cups lined with golden felt. This adaptable species can range from a small shrub to a massive tree and is often found in moist, cool microhabitats near creeks.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 300.01%29 yr1.5 in
- 250.01%—3.1 in
- 20.01%—6.0 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 7.3 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
