Forage for livestock. Used as firewood, burns slow, smokeless. Provides browse for livestock, acorns provide food for wildlife. Stems for basketweaving. Can make a lemonade drink from fruit.
Deep roots help control erosion.
Browse for livestock, deer. Birds and small rodents feed off seeds. N. A. used seed for meals, leaves and new shoots for greens and yellow dye. Small mammals eat seeds. Browsed by livestock.