Quercus acerifolia
Maple-leaf oak is a rare species that is only known to grow in the wild in a few upland forest areas in the Ouachita mountains of west central Arkansas. Common name and species name (acer = maple and folia = leaf) are both in reference to the ... [... more]
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Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth oak is a medium sized deciduous oak of the white oak group that typically grows 40-60' tall with a broad-spreading, rounded crown. Gray to black bark develops corky ridging with age. It is native to China, Korea and Japan. Insignificant ... [... more]
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Quercus alba
Best grown in rich, moist, acidic, well-drained loams in full sun. Adapts to a wide variety of soil conditions with good drought tolerance. White oak is a large deciduous Missouri native tree of the white oak group. It typically occurs in dry ... [... more]
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Quercus bicolor Plant of Merit
Easily grown in average, medium to wet, acidic soil in full sun. Swamp white oak is a medium sized, deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown and a short trunk which typically grows at a moderate rate to a height of 50-60' (sometimes larger). ... [... more]
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Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak is a large tree with a rounded, open habit which eventually matures to 70' tall. Leaves are 3-6" long and deeply cut with bristle-tipped, pointed lobes. Foliage is a glossy green in summer turning to scarlet in fall. Monoecious, with ... [... more]
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Quercus imbricaria
Shingle oak is a medium sized deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically grows in a conical form to 40-60' tall, with the crown broadening and rounding with age. Trunk diameter to 3'. Brownish gray bark develops shallow furrowing and ... [... more]
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Quercus laurifolia
Best grown in rich, humusy, acidic, medium to wet, well-drained soils in full sun. Adapts to a wide range of soils including poorly-drained wet clays. First respectable crop of acorns may occur as early as 15 years. Not reliably winter hardy in ... [... more]
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Quercus macrocarpa
North and central United States, southeastern Canada A large shade tree for very large lawns or parks. Oaks are susceptible to a large number of diseases, including oak wilt, chestnut blight, shoestring root rot, anthracnose, oak leaf blister, ... [... more]
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Quercus marilandica
Best grown in acidic, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. It often grows in poor soils. Tolerates drought. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils. Blackjack oak is a small to medium sized deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically ... [... more]
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Quercus muehlenbergii Plant of Merit
Chinkapin (or Chinquapin) oak is a medium sized deciduous oak of the white oak group that typically grows 40-60' (less frequently to 80') tall with an open globular crown. It is native to central and eastern North America where it is typically ... [... more]
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Quercus nigra
Best grown in rich, humusy, acidic, medium to wet soils in full sun. May not be reliably winter hardy throughout the St. Louis area. Water oak (also commonly called possum oak) is a medium sized deciduous (sometimes semi-evergreen in southern ... [... more]
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Quercus palustris
Easily grown in average, medium to wet, acidic soils in full sun. Prefers moist loams. Tolerates poorly drained soils. Tolerates some flooding. May take up to 15-20 years for this tree to bear a first crop of acorns. Pin oak is a medium sized ... [... more]
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