image of oak shumard tree

Additional Photos

sample seedling image

In stock

Return to Seedling Store

Oak, shumard

Quercus shumardii

Description

A large forest tree reaching heights of 100 feet or more and a trunk to 3 feet in diameter, with a wide-spreading, symmetrical crown. Common in moist soil, including limestone outcrops, oak-hickory, oak-pine, and flood plain forests. It often occurs as a single tree or in small groups in forest stands, and is an excellent landscape tree and wildlife food source.

  • Price:

    $1.00

  • SKU: 21
  • Type: None
  • Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Moisture Zones: All, but Panhandle
  • Soil Type: Most
  • Windbreak: Good
  • Erosion Control: Fair
  • Wildlife: Superior
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

In stock

Return to Seedling Store

USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.