Bluff Oak Quercus austrina 10 Seeds

The Bluff Oak is a medium-sized deciduous oak tree that is native to the southeastern United States. It has glossy, lobed, medium green or grayish-green leaves and scaly, brown bark. Acorns are ovoid or elliptic, smooth, yellow-green to brown and are in a hemispheric or cup-shaped cupule. Native range is on the coastal plain from North Carolina down to and west to Mississippi. It grows on river bluffs, river bottomlands, along streams and in flatwoods. It usually grows 45-60 feet tall although exceptional specimens can grow over 100 feet in height. It has an open, rounded crown and is a good shade tree for the south. It is used as a street tree. Leaves turn red and orange-brown in the autumn. Produces numerous acorns for wildlife. It is drought tolerant and heat tolerant. It grows well in sandy Hardy in zones 5-9.