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Quercus hemisphaerica Bartr. ex Willd.

Darlington oak, Laurel oak

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

USDA Symbol: QUHE2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

An pyramidal-rounded oak to 120 ft. with shiny, leathery, dark-green, oval leaves falling about the time new ones appear in spring. Bark is brown to gray, smooth on branches and young trunks, low-ridged on old trunks.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Size Class: More than 100 ft.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA
Native Distribution: Coastal plain from s.e. VA to e. TX
Native Habitat: Scrub oak sandhills; dune areas; stream banks
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Dry, sandy soils.
Conditions Comments: Not separated from Q. laurifolia by some authorities.

Propagation

Description: Not Available
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Quercus hemisphaerica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Quercus hemisphaerica in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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