QUERCUS BUCKLEYI
USDA HARDINESS ZONES: 6 TO 10
HEIGHT: 25 TO 30 FT.
SPREAD: 25 TO 30 FT
SUN EXPOSURE: SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE
BLOOM RANGE: SPRING
FOLIAGE: DEEPLY LOBED LEAVES, FALL COLOR TURNING SCARLET OR MAROON IN THE LATE FALL.
OTHER DETAILS: WHILE SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE CHINQUAPIN OAK, THE
TEXAS
RED OAK HAS MORE DEEPLY-LOBED LEAVES THAT TURN RED IN THE LATE FALL. NATIVE TO THE HILL COUNTRY WEST OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS RED OAK WILL FORM A MEDIUM-SIZED TREE 25-30 FEET TALL AND WIDE. THIS COLD-HARDY TREE SEEMS HAPPIER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS! SPECIMENS PLANTED IN HOT EXPOSURES IN THE PHOENIX AREA HAVE SUFFERED SOME LEAF BURN IN THE SUMMER.