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Summary

Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii (native) About this tree: Acorn eaten by turkey, wood duck and blue jay

Prefers moist, well drained soils

Grows 60 to 90 feet tall

Hardiness zone 4

Identification Tips:

  • Leaves: 3 to 7 inches long, 2 1/2 to 5 inches wide; usually deeply divided

nearly to midvein into 5 to 9 lobes; shiny dark green above, paler below with tufts of hair at base of veins

  • Fruit: 5/8 to 1 inch long, egg-shaped; 1/4 to 1/3 enclosed by shallow cup
  • Twig: Hairs on the buds

Copyright status

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Source

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

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current03:33, 24 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 03:33, 24 April 2007328 × 244 (24 KB)AshcraftShumard Oak Quercus shumardii (native) About this tree: Acorn eaten by turkey, wood duck and blue jay Prefers moist, well drained soils Grows 60 to 90 feet tall Hardiness zone 4 Identification Tips: *'''Leaves:''' 3 to 7 inches long, 2 1/2 to 5 inches

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