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Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii) Other common names: Swamp Red Oak

French names: Chêne de Shumard

Family: Beech Family (Fagaceae)

Group: Oaks

Distinctive features: Tree

Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed

Books: Trees in Canada: 254   

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 32 photographs available, of which 9 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Shumard Oak leaf, upper side.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Underside of leaf.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Shumard Oak trunk.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Young Shumard Oak tree.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Shumard Oak buds in early April.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Young Shumard Oak tree in early spring.

Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

Descriptive sign at the Guelph Arboretum in Ontario.


Range map for Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)