NUTTALL OAK
Native to the Southern US Region
Scientific name: Quercus texana (nuttallii)
Family: Fagaceae
It is Unusual to see a beautiful specimen of this species, a Nuttall Oak, in Georgia.
It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry. It is slowly gaining popularity due to its rapid growth, ease of transplanting, good fall color, and ability to grow in wet soils.
Discovery: First identified by Samuel B. Buckley in the 1860s and named Quercus texana, but it became obscured.
Rediscovery: E.J. Palmer rediscovered and named it Quercus nuttallii in the 1920s, honoring naturalist Thomas Nuttall for his early botanical work in the region.
The NUTTALL OAK has a handsome, rounded form that develops a good branching structure.
It quickly develops to an impressive width and height of 85 feet.
Nuttall Oak acorns, a favorite and important food source for deer and ducks.
Dropping abundantly in the Late Autumn
Nuttall Oak leaves are known for their distinctive shape, 3–6 inches long, with seven or more pointed lobes that have bristle tips and deep, rounded sinuses between them. They are dark green in the summer and turn a glossy, reddish-bronze or red in the fall.
Stunning reds, russet, and burgundy leaf color in the Autumn is stunning in the landscape