Common Name(s): | Bigelow's Oak, Short Lobed Oak, Oak,Bigelow's |
Scientific Name: | Quercus sinuata |
Synoyms: | Quercus durandii |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 8 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Fall |
Description: A thicket forming shrub or small tree occurring on limestone outcrops in central Oklahoma and Texas. Leaves are variable in shape. Thin, light gray bark becoming rough and scaly. The acorns are eaten by many wildlife species. Bigelow's oak is a member of the "White" oak group whose leaf veins do not extend past the leaf margin to form bristles. |