Common Name(s): | Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak, Oak,Southern Red |
Scientific Name: | Quercus falcata |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 25 m |
Flowers: | April - May |
Fruits: | Acorns mature in fall of second year |
Description: A large tree with an open, rounded crown, commonly occurring throughout the southeastern U.S. on bottomland soils. A major lumber species. The wood is strong, hard and heavy. The acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. The foliage and twigs may be browsed by white-tailed deer and some livestock. Southern red oak is a member of the "Red/Black" oak group whose leaf veins extend past the leaf margin to form bristles. Acorns mature in the fall of the second year. |