Quercus oglethorpensis (Oaks, Oglethorpensis Oak) - 1 Photos - Quercus/oglethorpensis/Fagaceae - Plant Profile

Attributes

Alabama, NE. Georgia, W. South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi

GA , LA , MS , SC

Mildly resistant to deer damage. Birds and mammals eat the acorns. Oak trees support a wide variety of Lepidopteran. You may see Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south. Adult Imperial Moths do not feed. Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), which have one flight from June-August everywhere but Florida where they emerge April-May. Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), has one flight from May-July in the south and June-July in the north. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), has three to four flights in the south from February-November and two flights in the north from May-September. White-M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) has three broods in the north from February-October. Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) has three broods in Texas and the deep south from January-November, and two broods in the north from April-September. Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) has one brood from April-June, appearing as early as January in Florida.

Edibility:

Acorns (nuts) are edible after tannins are leached or boiled out.

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Woody

Recommended Propagation Strategy:

Seed

Play Value:

Wildlife Food Source

Fruit

Fruit Description:

0.5 in. dark brown acorn enclosed 1/3 by a cup which is top-shaped, with appressed scales. They mature in 1 year;

Fruit Type:

Nut

Fruit Color:

Brown/Copper

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Length:

< 1 inch

Fruit Width:

< 1 inch

Flowers

Flower Description:

Male and female flowers grow on the same tree. Male flowers are borne on hanging slender catkins and females are borne on short spikes.

Flower Color:

Brown/Copper

Flower Inflorescence:

Insignificant

Catkin

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Leaves

Leaf Description:

Dark green leaves which are hairless above and light green beneath with yellowish pubescence. Leaves persist into winter. They are 2-5 inch long and 1/2 - 2 inches wide. Margins are smooth to wavy.

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Green

Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

Brown/Copper

Red/Burgundy

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Shape: