Description
Oak, Cherrybark 1-0 (Quercus pagoda)
Zone 5-9
Full sun
Cherrybark Oak often attain heights of 100 to 130 feet and trunk diameters of 36 to 60 inches. It is one of the hardiest and fastest growing oaks. Its strong wood and straight form make it an excellent timber tree. Many wildlife species use its acorns as food, and cherrybark oak makes a fine shade tree. The species is monoecious; staminate yellow-green flowers borne on elongated clusters of catkins; pistilate flowers are very small, green and borne on a short stalk, appear with the leaves. Flowers appear from February to May. Its acorns are 1/2 inch long, orange-brown, pubescent when young; scaly, somewhat pubescent cap covers about 1/3 of the nut; matures in fall after two years. Cherrybark Oak very often grows on the best loamy sites on first bottom ridges, well-drained terraces, and colluvial sites and requires full light for development. This tree is hardy to about zone 5 through 9.
