post oak - Quercus stellata

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USDA Plant Code: QUST
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Height: 35-50 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
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/green
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Ryan Armbrust, Kansas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Ryan Armbrust, Kansas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Ryan Armbrust, Kansas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Ryan Armbrust, Kansas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Post oak leaf and acorn in fall color compared to an inch ruler. This post oak leaf is about 7 inches long.
Joe Nicholson, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Post oak leaf in fall color against a blue sky and back lighted by sunlight.
Joe Nicholson, , Bugwood.org
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Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Buds and leaf scars
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);  
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);  
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); View of canopy in winter
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;  
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter buds
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Winter buds
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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