Woody > Quercus > Quercus georgiana > Quercus georgiana
Quercus georgiana
Georgia Oak
Origin: Alabama and Georgia, United States of America.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| georgiana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 4b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) - (-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - (-10) |
| Height |
| 3-15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| With an distribution area of only 500 km, this species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as endangered. |
| Shape |
| Spreading crown. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Dry slopes at an altitude of 50-500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Scaly, dark brown to grey with dark red, glabrous twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid, scaled or glabrous, reddish-brown, 2.5-5 cm. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate, elliptic or obocate, glossy green, 3-5 oblong and pointed lobes, glabrous with raised veins and a cuneate to obtuse base, 4-13 x 2-9 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Rounded acorn, brown, singular or paired, 1-1.2 cm in diameter. |
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