Quercus phillyreoides
Ubame oak · also Black ridge oak
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Quercus phillyreoides is an evergreen tree or shrub with glossy, dark green foliage that emerges with a bronze tint. Native to coastal woodlands of southern China and Japan, it produces wind-pollinated flowers followed by broadly-spherical acorns. This versatile species tolerates drought, heat, and sea spray, can grow in various soil conditions, and is resistant to verticillium wilt.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,8051.2%—6.4 in
- 300.01%—1.8 in
- 10.00%—1.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- USDA zones
- 7
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.4 in, mean 6.6 in, 90th percentile 10 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
