VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Quercus vaccinifolia | Huckleberry Oak 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Mule deer browse huckleberry oak heavily.  Foliage is sparsely used by
livestock, but they readily eat huckleberry oak acorns.  Acorns are also
consumed by a variety of wildlife, including black bear, mule deer,
various rodents, blue grouse, mountain quail, and various small nongame
birds [21,29].


PALATABILITY : 
The palatability of huckleberry oak for livestock and deer is rated as
follows [21]:

     mule deer: fair to poor
     cattle:    poor to useless
     sheep:     poor to useless
     goats:     poor to useless
     horses:    useless


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Huckleberry oak affords excellent erosion control on steep slopes of
watersheds [21].  Nursery seedlings have been planted in the Lake Tahoe
Basin as a part of a project to control erosion and reduce sediment
entering Lake Tahoe [23].  Plants are also established by fall planting
of acorns.  Cultivation methods have been detailed [18].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Unwanted huckleberry oak can be controlled by applying 2,4-D or triclopr
ester to freshly cut stumps, or by grubbing out root crowns [24].

Related categories for Species: Quercus vaccinifolia | Huckleberry Oak