Post oak
Fagaceae (Beech family)
Description
A 30- to 60-foot-tall tree in the Beech family, post oak has a few large branches and a rounded crown. It is a perennial, warm-season native with reddish brown bark.
A post oak leaf is dark green, oblong, about 4 to 6 inches long and deeply five-lobed. The rounded middle lobes are located opposite each other, giving the leaf a cross-like appearance. The leaves are hairy underneath.
Post oak provides fair grazing for wildlife but can be poisonous to livestock.
Habitat
The range of native post oaks extends from Central to East Texas.
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Plant Characteristics
Seed Type: Nut/Acorn
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Shrub (Woody)
Leaf Shape
: Simple with Pinnate or Parallel Venation
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 01 - Pineywoods, 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 03 - Post Oak Savannah, 04 - Blackland Prairies, 05 - Cross Timbers and Prairies, 06 - South Texas Plains, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 08 - Rolling Plains
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Brush and Weeds of Texas Rangelands (B-6208)
Collection: Brush and Weeds
