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Hybrid Oak

Quercus (KWER-kus kah-DUE-kah)

Family: Fagaceae Unknown Understory

A hybrid deciduous oak tree in the Fagaceae (beech) family. The parents of this tree are Q. incana and Q. nigra. It is native to Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 26 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 2 - Understory
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Often confused with Quercus incana Quercus nigra
Fills a similar niche Carya illinoinensis 'Elliot' Cercis griffithii Cercis 'Merlot'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Soil texture
Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Occasionally Dry
Canopy layer
2 - Understory
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Deciduous
Hairs present
No
Flower color
Brown/Copper; Green
Flower form
Insignificant
Flower detail
Early through late spring brownish-green insignificant flowers appear.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit type
Nut
Bark color
Dark Gray
Stem color
Brown/Copper
Stem detail
Brown stems
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Southeastern U.S.A. and Texas
Distribution
AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Nut
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#deciduous tree

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.