Cherrybark Oak
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak is a magnificent, fast-growing red oak of rich Southern bottomlands, with cherry-like scaly bark and a tall straight trunk. One of the finest large shade and timber oaks, and a heavy acorn producer.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–90 ft
- Spacing
- 50–70 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA