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Garland's Oak

Quercus (KWER-kus gar-lan-DEN-sis)

Family: Fagaceae Unknown Understory

Garland's Oak is a hybrid oak tree native to Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 19 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.

Fills a similar niche Carya illinoinensis 'Elliot' Cercis griffithii Cercis 'Merlot'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Canopy layer
2 - Understory
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Hairs present
No
Flower color
Brown/Copper; Green
Flower form
Insignificant
Flower detail
Insignificant blooms from March-May.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit type
Nut
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
AL, LA, AR
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Nut
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#deciduous tree

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.