Southern Red Oak

Quercus falcata Michx. - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Southern Red Oak: Acrobasis minimella, Anisota consularis, Anisota peigleri, Anisota stigma, Anisota virginiensis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Eriocraniella mediabulla, Fixsenia favonius favonius, Hemileuca maia maia, Satyrium calanus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.