Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria Michx. - Beech family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 65.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Shingle Oak: Anisota senatoria, Anisota virginiensis, Cameraria bethunella, Hyalophora cecropia, Lochmaeus manteo, Lymantria dispar, Phyllonorycter aeriferella, Tischeria castaneaeella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 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.