Quercus arkansana Sarg.

Arkansas; Southwest Georgia; Northwest Florida; Alabama; Eastern Texas; from 50 to 150m;

reaches 18 m high, but most often 6-9 m;

5-13 cm long, 2.5-6 cm wide; oboval to rhomboid; margin entire or slightly lobed near apex (rare lobes, weakly pointed); base cuneate; apex rounded; yellow green, glabrous above, paler beneath with axillary tufts; petiole 5-25 mm long, pubescent;

in spring;

acorn solitary or paired, 1.2 cm long, globose, sessile or short-stalked; shallow cup enclosing 1/4 to 1/3 of nut;

hardy; prefers sandy, rocky, moist and well-drained, lime-free soils; slow growing, short living;

– Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, sub-section Phellos; – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU). – Discovered in Arkansas in 1911; – Hybridizes with Q.nigra, Q.marilandica, Q.phellos and with Q.incana (= Q.x venulosa )