1. BOTANICAL NAME
QUERCUS FALCATA

2. PRONUNCIATION
QUER - kus

3. COMMON NAME
Southern Red Oak

5. FAMILY
Fagaceae

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous Perennial

7. PLANT
Tree
Height 70’ - 100’
Width 40’ - 60’
Upright

8. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 5” - 9”
Width 4” - 5”

10. MARGIN
Cleft

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. COMPOSITION
Simple

14. FLOWER
Spring
Light green
Catkin

15. FRUIT
Fall
Acorn 1/2” long

16. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
Shade

17. GROWTH
Medium

18. USE
Specimen
Border

19. DESCRIPTION Leaves are of 2 shapes
(1) Deeply lobed, most narrow, bristle tipped; the central lobe often the longest

21. DESCRIPTION
(2) Pear shaped with three rounded lobes at the outer edge

22. ZONES
5 - 9

23. NATIVE OF:
Southeastern USA