Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Turkey oak is the characteristic oak of Southeastern sandhills, with large, three-lobed leaves that turn red in fall and twist to face the sun. Thrives on the driest, deepest sands alongside longleaf pine.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–40 ft
- Spacing
- 20–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA