Quercus falcata

Park setting. © Shirley Denton

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Spanish Oak, Southern Red Oak

Fagaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Tree
Size:	60-80 ft tall by 60-70 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	NA
Fruit Color:	Brown
Phenology:	Deciduous
Noted for:	Fall color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree.

Propagation:

Seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

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:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Ecology

Wildlife:

The acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, American crows and wild turkey
Attracts small mammals including squirrels, white-tailed deer and black bear.

Insects:

Host plant for the banded hairstread, Edward's hairstreak, Grey Hairstreak, white-mouth hairstreak, white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Horace's Duskywing, and Juvenal's duskywing butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Pine-oak-hickory woods, dry bluffs, sinks, secondary woods.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Natural Range in Florida

USDA Zones

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Comments

General Comments:

Like most oaks, the leaves are highly variable with leaves in the upper parts of the tree generally being more finely divided.