Turkey Oak

Quercus laevis Walter - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 30 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Turkey Oak: Acrobasis minimella, Anisota consularis, Anisota stigma, Archips georgiana, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Hemileuca maia maia, Hyparpax perophoroides, Prionoxystus robiniae, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium liparops, Seirarctia echo, Sparganothis pettitana

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, 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.