Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Quercus Marilandica

Size:

15'-50' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 4"-10" long, either pear- or wedge-shaped, often shallowly 3-lobed at tip, bristle-tipped

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

acorn half-enclosed in cup, ripening in autumn of the second year

Fall Interest:

leaves persist on tree; deciduous

Culture:

sun; well-drained soil; drought tolerant

Disease/Insect:

Use:

shade tree; wood for fuel, charcoal

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark rough, thick, blackish, and furrowed into nearly square plates; well-limbed along its trunk, it tends to retain dead limbs on middle and lower; considered an indicator of dry or poor soil; one of the first trees to occupy an area after a fire; butterfly larval host; native to Arkansas