Quercus shumardii

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Common name: Shumard Oak

Family: Fagaceae (Beech)

Distribution: S Ontario to C and E USA

Habitat: Near streams or on dry uplands

Hardiness: -20 - 30 F

Life form: Deciduous tree

Average height: 40-60'

Bloom Time: April

Structure: Inmature: pyramidal Mature: broad, open

Foliage characteristics: Simple, alternate, ovate leaves are shiny dark green with 7-9 deep, spiny lobes. Leaves are 4-8" long.

Fall color: Brown-red

Bloom characteristics: Yellow catkins

Fruit characteristics: Acorn is .5-1" long, with a cap that covers 1/4 of the nut. Acorn matures in 2 years.

Bark characteristics: Grey bark matures into plates and fissures.

Description: Threatened in Maryland and Endangered in Pennsylvania.

Links: Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families • Oaks of the World • US Forest Service

1: Cultural Resource Center (CRC) • Accession: 2022-0450*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: National Museum of American History (NMAH) • Accession: 2021-0070*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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