Quercus falcata
Southern Red Oak
New Jersey, Florida, west to Missouri and Texas
Large tree with a crowned outline.
Thrives in dry soils and full sun. Common in dry woods and in the southeast piedmont.
Great specimen for dry areas and wildlife value in the nuts. Native to the poorer, dry soils of the Piedmont.
lustrous dark green in summer. Retains brown leaves in fall and through winter. Leaves have a cup-shaped base, 5-7 lobed, terminal lobe often much long:fall
Buds are imbricately scaled, acute, reddish brown, and pubescent towards the apex.
Gray and deeply furrowed in older trees. Younger stems are somewhat smooth and nearly glabrous.
Insignificant monoecious flowers appear in spring in male catkins (yellowish green) and in female clusters (red tinged).
Acorns are sharply pointed and born both singly and in pairs. ID is the striation on the nut of the acorn.
Seed, cuttings.