Arkansas Oak
Quercus arkansana
A small red oak of sandy uplands and stream terraces in the Gulf states, with glossy leaves and a tidy rounded crown. Acorns feed turkey, deer, and squirrels; foliage hosts hundreds of caterpillars.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 25–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TX
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