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9 Records Found
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Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth Oak
Sawtooth Oak is a fast-growing distinctive tree of oriental origin. It has simple, long serrated yellow-green leaves that turn brownish tan in fall and are held throughout the winter. It prefers full sun and is adaptable to many soil types. It is useful as a shade or specimen tree and has a broad, rounded dome shape.
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Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
Scarlet Oak is a native that has deeply-lobed green leaves that turn a vibrant bright red to scarlet in fall in cooler climates. It has a smooth gray to brown bark and can tolerate partial shade. Scarlet Oak is useful as a lawn tree, shade tree or naturalizing tree. It has a moderate drought tolerance matures to a rounded pyramidal spreading canopy.
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Quercus hemisphaerica
Darlington Oak
This oak is closely related to Laurel Oak, but does not tolerate heavy soils as well. It is evergreen in southern regions where it is a native and has a dense, broad pyramidal to dome shape. The small leaves are dark glossy green and can be variably shaped, but typically are oblong and diamond-shaped. Darlington Oak makes a great specimen or accent plant and makes a great substitute for Live Oak in colder regions.
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Quercus nuttallii
Nuttall Oak
The Nuttall Oak is a native to the eastern US and has alternate, simple, coarsely lobed leaves. New growth is reddish and matures to dull, dark-green leaves. It has orange to scarlet color in the fall and is a moderate to fast grower. Nuttall Oak maintains a rounded crown with minimal pruning and has dark gray-brown bark. It is a great choice for parking lots, lawns and specimen plantings.
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Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
This oak is one of the more popular oaks in production in part due to it's clean appearance and low litter. It has simple linear to lanceolate light- to dark-green leaves and has a nice yellow fall color. The shape is a broad pyramidal to rounded dome and the bark matures to a dark gray with irregular plates. It is a great selection for streets, medians and parks.
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Quercus shumardii
Shumard Oak
Shumard Oak is a native to the eastern US and has large dark green leaves with pairs of ascending lobes. It turns orange to bright red in fall and can be quite showy. The canopy is somewhat open with a narrow, rounded shape. It is a fast grower and can tolerate drought conditions well. Being very adapted to urban conditions, it makes a great street, lawn or shade tree. The bark matures to a scaly gray color with tan inner bark.
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Quercus virginiana
Live Oak
This evergreen oak is a staple of the southeastern coastal areas. A moderate grower, it matures to a majestic, wide-spreading canopy with arching horizontal branches. The leaves are a lustrous dark green and the tree has very few disease or insect problems. The mature bark is dark and blocky and is one of the tree's most interesting features. Ours are pruned with a central leader and can be used for streets, parks or golf courses. Live Oaks require a great deal of real estate to mature.
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Quercus lyrata
Overcup Oak
Overcup oak has a pyramidal-oval shape and uniform branching. The lower branches are upswept and require minimal pruning. The bark is a brownish-gray and is similar to white oak. The leaves are dark green that turn a rich yellow-brown in autumn and fall earlier than most oaks. The name is derived from the cap that almost completely covers the nut. It will withstand wet soils and some flooding. It was superior to other oaks in a 13 year evaluation at Auburn. A great oak to consider for difficult sites.
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Quercus palustris
Pin Oak
Pin oak, also called swamp oak, has a strong pyramidal habit with a central leader. As the tree ages, it achieves an oval-pyramidal form and it is a very distinctive tree because of the growth habit. Because of it's interesting habit, it has been widely used for lawn, park, golf courses and is one of the most popular oaks used. The leaves are a glossy dark green in summer changing to russet, bronze or red in fall. The bark is grayish brown, thin and with age develops narrow, shallow ridges and furrows.
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