Quercus imbricaria

• BOTANICAL NAME: Quercus imbricaria
• PRONUNCIATION: KWER-kus im-bri-KA-ri-a
• COMMON NAME: Shingle or Laurel Oak
• FAMILY: Fagaceae
• NATIVITY: Southwestern Pennsylvania to the Carolinas, to the midwestern U.S.
• GROWTH HABIT: Pyramidal in youth, becoming rounded, 50'-60' (100') tall.
• HARDINESS: Zone 4-8
• CULTURE: Moist, rich, acid, well-drained soils in full sun; adapts to drier conditions, tolerant of alkaline soils.
• SUCCESSIONAL STATUS:  Climax
• FACULTATIVE STATUS:  Facultative
• LANDSCAPE USE: Useful as a screen; transplants with less difficulty than other oaks.
• FOLIAGE: Alternate, simple, 2 ½" - 6" long, oblong or lanceolate, bristle-tipped apex, entire margin straight or wavey; persists while dormant. Acorns mature in two years.
• BUDS: Brown, 1/8" long.
• BARK: Gray-brown.
• FRUIT: Nut (acorn) about ¾" with involucre (cup) covering 1/2 to 1/3 of nut. Acorns mature in two years.
• PROPAGATION: Seed.
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