Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle oak is unusual among oaks for its smooth, unlobed laurel-like leaves, many held coppery through winter. Adaptable and tolerant of pruning, it makes an excellent large hedge or screen as well as a shade tree.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AR, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV