Plant · P-988

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Post oak is a slow-growing, long-lived deciduous oak of the white oak group, native to open woodlands, rocky ridges and dry uplands across the southeastern and south-central United States, reaching a broad, rounded crown of stiff, leathery, cross-shaped leaves that turn yellow to brown in autumn. Its acorns feed a wide range of wildlife, and the wood is exceptionally heavy, hard and durable, long used for fence posts, framing and fuel. It tolerates drought and poor, shallow, rocky soil far better than most oaks, but grows slowly and resents having its roots disturbed once established.