Quercus arkansana
Arkansas oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
20-45 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Shade tree.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars
Larval host for the white-M hairstreak.
Squirrels, racoons, deer and other animals eat the acorns.
Native Habitats:
Upland pine forest, pine-oak-hickory woods, bayheads. Slopes.
