Compton Oak is a large deciduous hybrid white oak shade tree. Its parents include the Overcut Oak Q. lyrata and the Southern Live Oak Q. virgiana It naturally occurs in low-lying sites.
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.
Dark green above lighter below variablt shapes and margins entire to lobed.
Fruit type
Nut
Fruit detail
Acorns ripen mid-October- December
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
South U.S.A. (TX to LA)
Wildlife value
Nuts provide a high calorie food source for deer, wild turkey, northern bobwhite, black bear, ducks.
Attracts
Small Mammals
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall; Winter
Fruit type
Nut
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#wild turkeys #deciduous #deciduous tree #ducks #food source fall #problem for horses #food source hard mast fruit #shade tree #food source winter #wildlife friendly