Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Quercus Taxana

Size:

70'-120' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, with 5-11 deep lobes at nearly right angles to midvein, middle or upper pair longest, bristle-tipped

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

acorn, usually striped the length of the nut, 1/3 enclosed by goblet-shaped cup, ripening in autumn of the second year

Fall Interest:

yellow, orange, or maroon red; deciduous

Culture:

sun to partial sun; moist, well-drained, acidic soil; adaptable

Disease/Insect:

Use:

fast-growing and well-suited for shade tree, street tree, urban tree, specimen

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark gray-brown and smooth, becoming blackish, shallow-grooved, and with flat scaly ridges; butterfly larval host; native to Arkansas