NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

laevis

Turkey Oak

Tree

Perennial

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

^(*Key)

36-72 ft.

Yellow

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 very xeric soils of deep sandy deposits (Carolina bay rims, old beach dunes, early Cenozoic deposits of the Sandhills Province), or inland from the Coastal Plain on dry ridges and slopes over quartzite or other acidic rock types. Very common to often abundant in the southern half of the NC Coastal Plain, in areas where Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) is present – the Sandhills region and the southern counties from Croatan National Forest (Craven) south to the SC state line. Generally fairly common to locally common in the central Coastal Plain, but uncommon and local northward. Very rare in the Piedmont portion of the range.

Alternate

Deciduous

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Simple

Perennial

Highest Wildlife Value

Suitable for home landscapes

S5: Secure ^(*Key)

G5 - Secure ^(*Key)

Leaves are held vertically to the white sandy soil perhaps to reduce heat reflection.

Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Larry Mellichamp

Chesterfield County, SC

Larry Mellichamp

USDA PLANTS Database Record