Slide 94: Shingle Oak. Slide 94
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle Oak
SIZE: 55'H x 45'W.
HARDINESS: zone 4 to 7.
HABIT: Conical becoming broad and rounded with age.
FOLIAGE: 3" - 6" shiny dark green leaves turning yellow-brown to bronze in fall.
DESCRIPTION: Good street tree tolerant of drought and other urban stresses, slow growth rate, worthy of being used more often.


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