Nuttall oak
Quercus texana
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size50 to 80 feet tall40 to 65 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Nuttall oak (Quercus texana) is a tree for specimen planting, shade, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The leaves turn red to orange-red in late fall. Squirrels and scrub jays eat the acorns. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Sweet bay magnolia, Big bluestem, New England aster, and Bottlebrush buckeye.
Native range
South-central United States.