NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

incana

Bluejack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Sandyjack Oak, Cinnamon Oak

Tree/Shrub

Perennial

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

^(*Key)

12-36 ft., 36-72 ft.

Red, Yellow, Green

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Dry

April

Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Sandhills, primarily in somewhat loamier textured, submesic soils, inland from the Coastal Plain on coarse sandy alluvium or upland ridges over quartzite or other acidic rocks. Common in the southern half of the NC Coastal Plain, more so in the Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) belts in the Sandhills region and in coastal counties from Carteret to Brunswick. Rare to locally uncommon in the northern Coastal Plain; extremely rare, if still extant, in the Piedmont.

Alternate

Deciduous

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Simple

Perennial

Highest Wildlife Value

Suitable for home landscapes

S4: Apparently secure, S5: Secure ^(*Key)

G5 - Secure ^(*Key)

Leaf color is pale blueish-green on the upper surface and quite pale below.

Distinctive leaf color –- pale blueish-green or grayish-green on the upper surface, even paler with much hairiness and strong veining visible on the back side of the leaves.

Yegua Knobbs Preserve , Lee Co., TX

Robby Deans

USDA PLANTS Database Record