Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Shumard oak

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Quercus shumardii

Family:

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

To 80 ft tall by To 80 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

NA

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Deciduous. Red fall color. Blooms early spring (inconspicuous). Acorns ripen second fall. Life span 100_ years (Nelson 2003).

Noted For:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree. Relatively conical or oval in form. Straight trunk. 

Considerations:

Availability:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

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, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for the white-m hairstreak and Horace's duskywing.

Acorns used by mammals and birds.

Native Habitats:

Wet calcareous hammocks, wetland edges and floodplains. Sometimes in bluff microsites.

Natural Range in Florida:

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