WIMBISH TREE FARM - MILFORD, TEXAS

Wimbish Tree Farm sells only trees native to and adapted to Texas soils at wholesale prices.
All Trees are heat resistant, drought resistant & accommodating to alkaline Texas soils.

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Shumard (Red) OAK
Quercus shumardii

SHUMARD OAK (RED OAK)

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GROWING ZONES

Shumard Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Shumard Oak, Spotted Oak
Quercus shumardii

Fagaceae (black oak group)

Shumard Red Oak is an upright tree which can attain a height of 120 feet. It is found on rich bottomland soils, moist woods and along streams in the eastern third of Texas. It is fast-growing, with an open canopy and stout spreading branches. Leaves are a rich green that turns scarlet in the fall. It grows the tallest on moist, well-drained soils but is also adapted to drier limestone soils and high pH levels. Shumard red oaks are never found in large groves but usually occur singly and far apart. Shumard red oak, Texas Red Oak, Q. texana, and Chisos red oak, Q. gravesii, are all closely related but differ in their ranges.

Plant Habit or Use: large tree

Exposure: sun

Flower Color: brown or greenish, males in catkins

Blooming Period: spring

Fruit Characteristics: acorn, striated, 1 in. long

Height: to 120 feet

Width: 50 to 60 ft.

Plant Character: deciduous

Heat Tolerance: high

Water Requirements: medium low

Soil Requirements: adaptable

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

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Guild: persistent, large-seeded, advance growth dependent

Functional Lifeform: large deciduous tree

Ecological Role: A lowland tree that grows scattered with other hardwoods on well-drained soils associated with large and small trees.

Shumard oak tolerates drought well. Its acorns are a source of food for many animals and birds

Lifespan, yrs (typical/max): ?/480

Shade Tolerance: intolerant

Height, m: 20-40

Canopy Tree: yes

Pollination Agent: wind

Seeding, yrs (begins/optimal/declines): 25/50/?

Mast Frequency, yrs: 2-3yrs

New Cohorts Source: seeds or sprouts

Flowering Dates: spring

Seedfall Begins: early fall

Seed Banking: yes

Seed Type/Dispersal Distance/Agent: nut (acorn)/50m/gravity, animals, birds

Season of Germination: spring

Seedling Rooting System: unknown

Sprouting: root sprouts

Establishment Seedbed Preferences:

Substrate: variable

Light: open conditions

Moisture: moist required

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Disturbance Response:

Fire: Largely unknown. Large trees can probably survive moderate fires. Top-killed tree will sprout from the roots.

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