Plant Profile: Quercus x rudkinii

Taxonomy: Quercus x rudkinii

Names

Hybrid Oak

  • Photo of Quercus x rudkinii (Quercus x rudkiniis)

Phonetic Spelling:KWER-kus

Genus:Quercus

Species:

Family:Fagaceae

This tree is a native hybrid deciduous oak belonging to the Fagaceae family. It results from the crossbreeding of the black jack oak (Q. marilandica) and the willow oak (Q. phellos).

Quercus x rudkinii Feature Summary

Quercus x rudkinii Image Gallery

Tags

#native tree
#NC native
#deciduous conifer

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Quercus x rudkinii Feature Summary

Attributes
Leaves
The green leaves are variable in shape with obtuse apex, rounded or weakly cordate base and entire margins or with obtuse lobes. Young leaves are pubescent and often rusty coloured beneath.
Stem
Young shoots are densely brown tomentose
Hairy (pubescent)
Whole Plant Traits
Fruit
Bark
Fissured
Ridges

Quercus x rudkinii Attributes

Quercus x rudkinii: Country Or Region Of Origin

Eastern U.S.A. to TX

Quercus x rudkinii: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Quercus x rudkinii Leaves

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Description

The green leaves are variable in shape with obtuse apex, rounded or weakly cordate base and entire margins or with obtuse lobes. Young leaves are pubescent and often rusty coloured beneath.

Quercus x rudkinii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Quercus x rudkinii: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Quercus x rudkinii: Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Quercus x rudkinii Stem

Quercus x rudkinii: Stem Description

Young shoots are densely brown tomentose

Quercus x rudkinii: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Quercus x rudkinii: Stem Surface

Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)

Quercus x rudkinii Whole Plant Traits

Quercus x rudkinii: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Quercus x rudkinii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Quercus x rudkinii Fruit

Quercus x rudkinii: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Quercus x rudkinii Bark

Quercus x rudkinii: Surface/Attachment

Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy