Quercus stellataIndiana Native
Post Oak

Family:

Fagaceae (Beech Family) 45

Genus:

Quercus (Oak) 32

Plant Type:

Tree 557

Growth Forms:

Upright 537

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 234

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 794

Flower Notes:

Green (Yellow-green catkins)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Dark green); Multi-Colored (Ranges from deep red to golden brown)

Stem Notes:

Stout, gray/brown, and dotted with numerous lenticels.

Fruit Notes:

Brown

Ultimate Height:

40-50 feet

Ultimate Spread:

50-60 feet

Bloom Times:

April 87

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Dry to medium 33

Soil Notes:

Prefers silty loamy soils, but tolerates rocky soils

Range:

Eastern United States and west to Texas

Maintenance:

Low 122

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are alternate, simple, obovate, lyrately pinnate, cuneate at base, 2 to 3 broad, obtuse lobe pairs, the middle pair of lobes larger than the rest, lustrous dark green and rough above, at 4 to 8" in length and 3 to 4" in width. Fruit are nuts, egg-shaped, brown, 3/4 to 1" in length, and covered by cap about 1/3 to 1/2" in length.

Ecological Functions:

Special Characteristics:

Fall Color 206

Indiana Native 152

Shade Tree 170

Additional Information

A tough find in Indiana and mostly encountered in the wild throughout the southern states, the native Post Oak can be found in oak-hickory forests of southern Indiana. Open grown trees have a dense, round-topped crown with spreading branches for shade. Bark is similar to the White Oak, gray-brown in color with flat ridges, somewhat scaly, eventually ridged and furrowed. Fall color can vary, ranging from deep red to a golden brown.

Plant Photo Gallery

12 Quercus stellata found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2014_00070*A	MEIGS
2	2017_00072*A	HORTPARK
3	2021_00037*C	FST
4	2021_00037*A	FST
5	2023_00357*A	PICK
6	2023_00357*B	PICK
7	2023_00357*C	PICK
8	2023_00357*D	PICK
9	2023_00357*E	PICK
10	2023_00357*F	PICK
11	2023_00357*G	PICK
12	2023_00357*H	PICK