Hybrid
Quercus × bushii
Parent Species
Synonyms (1)
marilandica
x velutina
Data from Oaks of the World
Geographic Range
North, Center, East USA;
Growth Habit
9 m ;
Leaves
10-13 cm, deciduous, resembling those of marilandica more than those of velutina , oboval, 3-7 lobes with deep rounded sinuses, lustrous green above, with light yellow pubescence beneath; base rounded, sometimes narrowed; bright colors in autumn; petiole 3 cm long;
Fruits
acorn ovoid, 1/2 enclosed in the cup; cupscales large, loosely appressed;
Hardiness & Habitat
hardy; all types of soils;
Additional Information
– Section Lobatae; – Cultivated since discovery in Oklahoma in 1931;