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Hybrid Oak

Quercus (KWER-kus rud-KIN-ee-eye)

Family: Fagaceae Native Understory

A native hybrid deciduous oak tree that is in the Fagaceae (family). It is a cross between black jack oak Q. marilandica and willow oak Q. phellos .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 25 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 marilandica Quercus phellos
Fills a similar niche Aesculus flava Quercus x bushii Rhus michauxii

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Native Plant; Perennial; Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Canopy layer
2 - Understory
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
Yes
Leaf detail
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.
Fruit type
Nut
Stem detail
Young shoots are densely brown tomentose
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Native
Origin
Eastern U.S.A. to TX
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Nut
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Native Garden
Garden tags
#native tree #NC native #deciduous tree

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.