Logue Hybrid

Quercus (KWER-kus run-si-NAH-tah)

Family: Fagaceae Unknown Understory

UnderstoryUnknown

Logue oak is a hybrid of Quercus rubra and Quercus imbricaria .

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 imbricaria Quercus rubra

Fills a similar niche Abrus precatorius Carex cherokeensis Erythrina herbacea

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions

Plant type: Tree
Life cycle: Woody
Canopy layer: 2 - Understory

Form & Appearance

Leaf color: Green
Leaf type: Simple
Leaf shape: Oblong; Ovate
Leaf margin: Lobed
Leaf feel: Glossy
Leaf size: 3-6 inches long
Hairs present: No
Leaf detail: 5"-8" long, oblong with 3-4 pairs of acute lobes. Asymmetrical with a rounded base and tapered at apex. Brown pubescence on the underside of many leaves.
Fruit type: Nut
Fruit detail: Acorns, look like those of Q. rubra
Stem detail: Young stems glabrous, oval pubescent buds pubescent 6 mm long

Wildlife & Ecology

Native status: Unknown
Origin: Central and northeastern U.S.A.

Food & Medicine

Fruit type: Nut

Landscape Use

Garden tags: #glossy leaves

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