Shumard's Oak

Shumard’s Oak, also called Southern Red Oak and Spotted Oak, is a medium-sized oak that typically reaches 50 to 90 feet in height, with a pyramidal shape that becomes more open-canopied at maturity. It has shiny, dark green leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, and its acorns are almost as wide as they are long, with a low toxicity if eaten raw. Shumard’s Oak is an attractive, fast-growing shade tree that tolerates drought and short-term flooding, growing in full sun to partial shade and in dry to moist soils.