Texana Nuttail Oak trees

Texana Nuttail Oak Trees

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About Texana Nuttail Oak Trees: Spanish Oak (also known as Nuttall's oak, Texas red oak and red river oak) is a large deciduous native tree of the red oak group. It typically occurs in wet, heavy bottomland soils in floodplain forests in the Mississippi River valley to Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast from Alabama to Texas. Grows to 50-80' tall with a wide-spreading, rounded crown. Insignificant yellowish-green flowers in separate male and female catkins appear in spring shortly after the leaves emerge.

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Texana Nuttail Oak Tree Facts

Scientific Name:	Quercus texana
Foliage:	Green
Mature Height:	50-80'
Mature Spread:	60'
Soil:	Heavy soil okay
Zones:	6-9
Moisture:	Wet to dry

Fruits are oval acorns (to 1 1/2" long) with scaly cups. Dark green leaves (4-8" long) are deeply divided into 5-7 spiny, pointed lobes. Leaf shape is reminiscent of the closely related pin oaks and schumard oaks. Fall color comes late, but often includes quality shades of red. Species name is in reference to the state of Texas where this oak was apparently first identified. Synonymous with and formerly known as Q. nuttallii, Q. rubra var. texana and Q. shumardii var. texana. Gray-brown bark, initially thin and smooth, later developes narrow scaly ridges.

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