turkey oak - Quercus laevis

USDA Plant Code: QULA2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Height: 15-40 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Site; Sandhill site in Marion County, Georgia
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat; With Pinus palustris and Vaccinium arboreum.
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Leaf axils where acorns originate
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Young leaves
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Young leaves
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter bud
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter bud
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter bud
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); With scrub oak, turkey oak, longleaf pine and wiregrass ground cover. 
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Sapling(s);
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Carolina Bay
Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org
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Seedling(s);
Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org
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