Oglethorpe Oak Quercus oglethorpensis

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Botanical Name:

Quercus oglethorpensis

Family:

Fagaceae

Genus:

Quercus

Species:

oglethorpensis

Common Name:

Oglethorpe Oak

Height:
70-80 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days , or until radicle emergence.
Germination: sow seed 3/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: fall sowing in mulched beds is prefered to artificial stratification.
In a Nutshell:
* Trees grow to approximately 25 meters in height, with a diameter at breast height of about 80 cm.
* The species is found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Louisiana and Mississippi.
* It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered. more...
* Deciduous trees to 18 m in height. more...
* Oglethorpe oak is a medium to large deciduous tree with light gray scaly bark that resembles the bark of white oak (Quercus alba) or post oak (Quercus stellata)

Oglethorpe oak inhabits poorly drained alluvial sites with other bottomland hardwoods. more...
* Oglethorpe Oak is an endangered species mostly due to habitat loss.
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov