Daimyo Oak

Quercus dentata (KWER-kus den-TAY-tuh)

Family: Fagaceae Non-native Canopy (>40 ft)

Daimyo Oak is a non-native oak with large dramatic leaves and yellow fall color. The leaves can be up to a foot long and 7 inches wide and are the largest of the oak trees. They tend to persist on the tree into winter. It is not naturalized in the US but grows in some botanical gardens and can be difficult to find in nurseries. It prefers acidic, moist, loamy soil and full sun. Use this tree as a shade tree in large yards, parks and playgrounds. Insects, Diseases, or Other Plant Problems: Numerous insect and disease pests, but the damage is rarely significant. Susceptible to oak wilt, anthracnose, cankers, leaf spots, powdery mildew, and oak leaf blister. Potential pests include scales, oak skeletonizers, leaf miners, aphids, galls, orangestriped oakworm, buck moth, whitemarked tussock moth, and lace bugs. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and insects. It is a host plant for the larvae of the Imperial moth ( Eacles imperialis ) , as well as numerous butterflies, including Banded hairstreak ( Satyrium calanus ) , Edward's hairstreak ( Satyrium edwardsii ) , Gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus ) , White-m hairstreak ( Parrhasius malbum ) , Horace's duskywing ( Erynnis horatius ) , and Juvenalis duskywing ( Erynnis juvenalis ) .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 73 attributes.