shingle oak Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria Michx. Listen to the Latin symbol: QUIM Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Alternate, simple, 3 to 7 inches long, broadly lanceolate, unlobed with a single, terminal bristle-tip, somewhat leathery, shiny dark green above and paler and fuzzy below.
Flower: Species is monoecious; male flowers borne on hanging slender catkins; females borne on short spikes, appearing with the leaves in spring.
Fruit: Acorns are 5/8 inch long, 1/3 to 1/2 covered by a thin, bowl-shaped cap with appressed light brown scales, matures in the fall after two years.
Twig: Slender, olive-green to orange-brown, quite lustrous with conical, pointed, red-brown buds.
Bark: Gray-brown, tight and quite hard, with broad, irregular ridges and very shallow furrows.
Form: A medium sized tree to 70 feet with pyramidal to oval and later rounded crown. Lateral lower branches often droop.
Looks like: willow oak - laurel oak - Darlington oak - bluejack oak
leaf flower fruit twig bark form map
Additional Range Information:
Quercus imbricaria is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting shingle oak. 		External Links:
USDA Plants Database
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