Common Name:Shumard Oak

Scientific Name: Quercus shumardi

Shumard Oak

Classification: Deciduous        USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Size:

• 50' to 80' wide X 60' to 100' height

Growth Habit:

• Large tree
• Oval-crowned
• Fast grower
  • Up to 1' to 2' per year in ideal environments and soils

Shumard Oak Trunk

Bark:

• Rigid and furrowed
• Flat gray

Shumard Oak Leaf Simple, Deeply Lobed	Shumard Oak Fall Color	Shumard Oak Alternate Leaf Arrangement

Foliage:

• Deciduous
• Alternate arrangement
• Simple leaves
• 7 to 11 lobes
• Dark green above, pale underside
• 4" to 8" long X 4" to 6" wide
• 1" to 2" long petiole
• attractive fall color

Inflorescence: 

• Catkins

Fruit:

• Solitary Acorns
  • 1" Diameter
  • Thick saucer-like woody cup

Shumard Oak Home Lawn Use	Shumard Oak Fall Color

Use:

• Fast growing oak for lawns, parks, golf courses and commercial areas
• Often used as a street tree

Problems:

• Chlorosis in highly alkaline soils
• Oak Wilt

Culture:

• Full sun
• Best in well drained, acidic, sandy loam soils
• Tolerant of just about any soil type
• Pollution tolerant

Propagation:

• Seed

Notes:

• Very similar to Quecus rubra
• Native to the upper mid-west and east coast
• Introduced in 1800