Quercus austrina
Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Tree | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | NA | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Noted for: | - |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Relatively small for an oak. Use as specimen tree or in a grove. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Acorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Birds, squirrels and other wildlife eat the seeds. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for brown duskywing butterfly (Erynnis horatius) and the gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) | |
| Native Habitats: | Well drained bottomlands and bluffs. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures