Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Quercus Muhlenbergia

Size:

80'-100' tall, up to 160' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 3"-6" long, oblong, coarsely toothed, with no bristles on teeth; shiny dark yellow-green above, whitish beneath

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

nut-brown acorn, shiny, with cup covering about half; edible and sweet, ripening in autumn of the first year; in the white oak group so maturing the first season on the current year's twig

Fall Interest:

yellow-brown; deciduous

Culture:

sun; dry to medium moisture, tolerant of alkaline soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

shade tree; wood for interior finish, tight cooperage, rough construction, mission furniture; often sold as white oak lumber

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark ashy gray with shallow grooves and short flaky ridges; in the white oak group; butterfly larval host; native to Arkansas