Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Quercus Imbricaria

Size:

70' tall, up to 100' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 4"-6" long, unlobed, with untoothed margins, bristle-tipped; smooth and shiny green above, rusty and hairy beneath

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

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

Fall Interest:

yellow-brown; deciduous

Culture:

sun to partial sun; adaptable, well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

shade tree, street tree

Cultivars:

Notes:

used by early settlers for shingles because it splits easily into thin sheets; leaves often persist on trees through winter, providing winter shelter for wildlife; butterfly larval host; native to Arkansas