Nuttall Oak
Quercus texana
Nuttall oak is a fast-growing bottomland red oak that tolerates heavy, wet clay and seasonal flooding, finishing the year in red and orange. An increasingly popular tough shade tree with reliable fall color.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 35–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, LA, MO, MS, TX