#1975 most planted
Quercus laevis
Turkey oak · also American turkey oak, Catesby's oak
13
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
13 in
median trunk (33 cm, 13 measured)
12 yr
median age (39% have a planting date)
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Quercus laevis, commonly known as turkey oak, is a red oak species native to the southeastern United States. Its leaves are said to resemble a turkey's foot. This species is sometimes called American turkey oak to distinguish it from a European counterpart.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.01%12 yr12 in
- 40.00%—24 in
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
