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Nomenclature

Common Name:

cherrybark oak

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Quercus pagoda

Family:

Fagaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

60 - 90 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

NA

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Hurricane Wind Resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree. This is a large oak.

Considerations:

Fallen/falling acorns can be a maintenance issue.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Host plant for the banded hairstreak, Edwards' hairstreak, gray hairstreak, white-M hairstreak Horace's duskywing and the Juvenal's duskywing butterflies.





Other insect feeders include leafhoppers, aphids, treehoppers, lace bugs, plant bugs, leaf beetles, weevils, long-horned beetles, gall wasps, walkingsticks, and moth caterpillars



  • Acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, blue jays, ducks, small mammals, wild turkeys, white-tailed deer and black bear


  • Provides cover to birds and squirrels for resting and nesting




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Native Habitats:

Floodplains of large rivers, predominantly the greater Apalachicola River system.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Considered to be a valuable timber tree.

General Comments:

The range map for this species suggests that it might occur in the ApalachicolaRiver floodplains even where it had not been documented.