P h o t o b y W o f f o r d a n d C h e s t e r @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Bottomland hardwood swamps.
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Species Description:
Tree
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early April to late April.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Quercus texana is distinctive in having leaf sinuses deply U-shaped and 5-11 lobes. The acron cup is turbinate, covers about 1/2 the nut and the inside is uniformly pubescent. The lower branches do not droop as in pin oak but are spreading. The tree occur in bottomland hardwoods.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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