Quercus texana
Nuttall's oak · also Nuttall oak, Texas red oak, Texas oak
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Quercus texana is a large, fast-growing deciduous oak reaching up to 85 feet tall with dark brown bark and leaves that turn red in autumn. Native to the south-central U.S., it thrives in wet soils and recovers well from flooding, making it suitable for urban planting due to its ease of transplanting and attractive fall color.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 70.03%—2.0 in
- 30.00%—3.0 in
- 30.00%—6.5 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—20 in
- 10.00%—18 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Wet-tolerant
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 16 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
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
