Shingle Oak

Shingle Oak
(Quercus imbricaria)

Height:

• 50 to 80 feet

Bloom:

• April to May

Classification:

• Native
• Tree

Sun:

• Full sun to part sun

Soil moisture:

• Dry to moist

Provides food for:

• Squirrels and chipmunks (nuts)
• White-tailed deer (nuts and foliage)
• Rabbits (foliage)
• Woodpeckers (nuts)
• Songbirds (nuts)
• Turkey (nuts)
• Quail (nuts)
• Caterpillars (foliage)
• Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)

Notes:

• Member of the red oak group – acorns take 2 years to mature
• Used by pioneers to make shingles

Native Range:

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