Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
▲ mature trees
▲ leaves
▲ trunk and bark
Location on Missouri State University campus: north of Wells dormitory
Quercus imbricaria:
Shingle Oak
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leaves
alternate, deciduous, simple, lanceolate with entire margins except single spine
at leaf tip; 2.5-6" long and 1/3-1/2 as wide; very dark green and glossy above,
almost waxy-looking; pale green and pubescent beneath; dried leaves may persist
through winter
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stems
slender, greenish brown, shiny
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buds
less than 1/8" long, egg-shaped, with light brown scales with fringed edges
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bark
gray brown with shallow ridges and furrows
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grows
50-60' tall often upright oval with horizontal to descending lower branches and
ascending upper branches; can get very large
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acorn is small, rounded about 5/8" long in thin cap covering 1/3 to
2 of nut
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prefers full sun and moist, well-drained, deep, acidic soil, but tolerates high
pH and dry soils
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medium
growth rate
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native
to Missouri (and Springfield)