Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Photo Credit: Brundage, Stephanie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=84964

NPSOT NTX, NLCP Level 1; Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet

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Native Habitat: Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Cross Timbers, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Prune during the hottest and coldest months; paint pruning wounds to help prevent oak wilt

Comments

Can hybridize. Shumard oak: acorn cups enclose <1/3 of acorn. Conspicuous tomentum on lower leaf vein axils. Moist forests, stream bottoms. Larval Host: Horace's Duskywing butterfly.

Growth Form

Tree

Height

30 to

120 ft

Spread

50 to

60 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Deep

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White, Green

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Nuts, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 344. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUSH. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Quercus+shumardii&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=11986&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19417#null

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