Good looking shade tree that grows about 1 ft/yr and lives about 200 to 250 years. Doesn't really have a taproot and is grown by some big...Read More nurseries. Occassionally found in a few spots in its native range and occassionally planted in landscapes. Usually it is landscape architects or designers that use it, as the general public does not know this tree. I've seen it planted at Northern University in DeKalb, IL and in park districts in Glen Ellyn and Aurora, IL., and at a post office in Exton, PA.
I have several mature shingle oaks on my property. They have an unattractive habit of retaining all their lower dead branches, making the...Read Morem look scraggly. Maybe in parks they get pruned off but mine are pretty high up. This oak has an unlobed leaf...I was surprised 30 years ago to find out that they were oaks...I figured it out when I saw them bearing acorns!
Mainly a tree of the Midwest and Upper South, the Shingle Oak ranges from PA to KS....MI to TN. Mature trees can get quite large. ...Read More
Our City Park boasts several wonderful examples. They do best in well drained soil and do not like their feet to stay wet.
Shingle Oak is a member of the Red Oak family. The single bristle tip on the end of the smooth leaves shows that it is. It is a non-evergreen oak, and the leaves are longer and wider than others that are similar. Water and Arkansas Oaks have smooth leaves, but they are wider at the tips.
Good looking shade tree that grows about 1 ft/yr and lives about 200 to 250 years. Doesn't really have a taproot and is grown by some big...Read More
Zone 4 hardy but rarely grown outside of public displays.
I have several mature shingle oaks on my property. They have an unattractive habit of retaining all their lower dead branches, making the...Read More
Mainly a tree of the Midwest and Upper South, the Shingle Oak ranges from PA to KS....MI to TN. Mature trees can get quite large.
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