PlantsTrees
Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
An oak with unlobed leaves, good on a city street
EasyTreesAlso Nuts & Mast
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 25 ft from the house
- Bloom or harvest
- Catkins in spring
- How it spreads
- Tree
- What to buy
- A container tree.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Holds its leaves into winter, which some people hate and some people want for privacy. Straight species, not a hybrid sold as a screen in a 4-foot gap.
