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Tropical White Oak Tree

Quercusinsignis

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Family

Fagaceae (fag-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Quercus (KWER-kus)

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Species

insignis (in-SIG-nis)

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Synonym

Quercus davidsoniae

Quercus schippii

Quercus seibertii

Quercus strombocarpa

Quercus tomentocaulis

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Foliage

Deciduous

Height

over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing

over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

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southeastgarden

Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a) | March 2015 | positive

This plant is cold hardier than the range indicates here. A plant has survived two winters in zone 8b in Savannah, Georgia at Armstrong A...Read More

StarhillForest

Illinois, IL (Zone 5b) | January 2006 | neutral

This tropical oak has the largest of all acorns. The photo was taken near Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico -- the north end of the species' ra...Read More

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