Quercus stellata

• BOTANICAL NAME: Quercus stellata
• COMMON NAME: Post Oak
• FAMILY: Fagaceae
• NATIVITY: South New England to Florida to Illinois
• GROWTH HABIT:  40-60’ (90’); Dense, round crown
• HARDINESS:  USDA Zone 5 to 9
• OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS: Rocky woods and slopes, full sun and dry soils
• SUCCESSIONAL STATUS: Climax
• FACULTATIVE STATUS:  Upland
• LANDSCAPE VALUE: Great sculpting tree in old age, sprawling, grows well in dry areas
• FOLIAGE:   Alternate, simple, star-shaped leaf; branched hair that covers both sides of leaf; Red fall color
• BUDS: Shorter, glabrous, red-brown in color
• BARK: Gray-brown with ridges and furrows
• FRUIT:  Acorn
• PESTS:  None serious