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Quercus pagoda, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#1425 most planted

Quercus pagoda

Cherrybark oak

45
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
2.0 in
median trunk (5 cm, 44 measured)
3.7 yr
median age (98% have a planting date)

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Quercus pagoda, also known as cherrybark oak, is a highly valued red oak in the southern United States. It grows well in moist sites, has strong wood, and a straight form, making it an excellent timber and shade tree. Its acorns provide food for many wildlife species.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Washington, DC · United States
    423.7 yr2.0 in
  2. Boston · United States
    2—57 in
  3. London · United Kingdom
    1——

Traits

Wildlife value
High

Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 4.5 in, 90th percentile 3.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • East Central Texas forests
  • Mississippi lowland forests

Other Quercus in the catalogue

74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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