NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Quercus hemisphaerica
Darlington Oak, Sand Laurel Oak
Scientific Name: |
Quercus hemisphaerica |
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Genus: |
Quercus |
Species Epithet: |
hemisphaerica |
Common Name: |
Darlington Oak, Sand Laurel Oak |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
36-72 ft., 72-100 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry |
Bloom Time: |
March, April |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Sandhills, dry hammocks, and other dry, sandy soils, a component of maritime forests with Q. virginiana, and widely planted as a street tree in most parts of our region. Within its somewhat limited NC Coastal Plain range, it is fairly common to common, and particularly numerous in coastal counties, where it grows in most maritime forests. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Semi-evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
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Has narrowly elliptic leaves, with 0-2 tiny lobes or teeth, and an acute leaf tip with a tiny bristle. Prairie Pines Preserve, Lee County, FL
Alison Northup |
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