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Bigelow Oak
Quercus sinuata
Bigelow oak is a low, multistemmed shrub or small tree of Texas and Oklahoma limestone country, usually reaching around 12 feet but occasionally growing into a 40-foot tree. Its light gray, flaking bark and small, shallow-lobed leaves distinguish it from its larger relative, Durand oak. It belongs to the white oak group, which resists the oak wilt fungus far better than red oaks such as Shumard or Texas red oak. Growing on shallow, dry, limestone-derived soil, it offers cover and nesting habitat for birds and forage for browsing wildlife.
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Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 6
- Soil
- Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry
Vertical layer
Shrub- Soil pH
- 6.8
- Plant type
- Deciduous Tree
- Mature height
- 12–16 ft
- Mature spread
- 6–15 ft
- Plant spacing
- Not yet recorded
- Root type
- Not yet recorded
- Spread pattern
- Seed
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