Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus > Quercus virginianaQuercus virginiana (Live Oak)Synonyms: Dryopsila virens; Quercus andromeda; Quercus eximea; Quercus hemisphaerica (heterotypic); Quercus phellos var. obtusifolia; Quercus phellos var. sempervirens; Quercus sempervirens (heterotypic); Quercus virens; Quercus virginiana f. virescens; Quercus virginiana f. virginiana; Quercus virginiana var. eximea; Quercus virginiana var. sagraeana; Quercus virginiana var. typica; Quercus virginiana var. virescens; Quercus virginiana var. virginiana Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. Many very large and old specimens of live oak can be found today in the deep southern United States. |
| Air Quality Improvement [1] | None | | Allergen Potential [1] | High | | Carbon Capture [1] | Medium-High | | Screening - Summer [2] | Moderate | | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous | | Shade Percentage [1] | 79 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium | | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Early Spring | | Drought Tolerance [2] | Medium | | Edible [3] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Fire Tolerance [2] | Low | | Flower Type [3] | Monoecious | | Frost Free Days [2] | 8 months | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Spring | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | | Growth Form [2] | Single Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Rapid | | Janka Hardness [4] | 2680 lbf (1216 kgf) Very Hard | | Leaf Type [3] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [3] | Wind | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | | Root Depth [2] | 3.346 feet (102 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [2] | Low | | Seeds Per [2] | 352 / lb (776 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Rounded | | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.88 | | Structure [3] | Tree | | Usage [3] | A mulch of the leaves repels slugs, grubs etc, though fresh leaves should not be used as these can inhibit plant growth;
Oak galls are excrescences that are sometimes produced in great numbers on the tree and are caused by the activity of the larvae of different insects. The insects live inside these galls, obtaining their nutrient therein. When the insect pupates and leaves, the gall can be used as a rich source of tannin, that can also be used as a dyestuff;
The bark is a commercial source of tannin;
Dyes of various colours can be obtained from the bark;
Wood - very heavy, hard, strong, tough, close grained but difficult to work. It weighs 59lb per cubic foot. It is used for making hubs, cogs, shipbuilding etc; A very good fuel; | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | | | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | | | Fruit Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | | Height [3] | 66 feet (20 m) | | Width [1] | 80 feet (24.4 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Mixed Sun/Shade | | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | | Water Use [1] | Moderate |
View Plants For A Future Record : Quercus virginiana |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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De Soto National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8007 |
Iowa, Nebraska, United States |
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Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve |
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Florida, United States |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial |
III |
137 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Matanzas National Monument |
III |
269 |
Florida, United States |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Petersburg National Battlefield |
III |
3338 |
Virginia, United States |
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Santee Coastal Reserve and Washo Reserve State Habitat Area |
IV |
20850 |
South Carolina, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 4Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service ♦ 6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 8Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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