Quercus georgiana
Georgia oak, Stone Mountain oak
Notes:
Easy to transplant. Small for an oak.
Acorns (unless the tannin has been boiled/leached out, hence the "edible fruit" tag) and leaves are mildly poisonous.
Sources: Dirr, NCSU.
Tags:
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
deer resistant
drought tolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
fall color notable
form:multi-trunked
form:tree
habit:rounded
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
poisonous
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:container
use:shade tree
use:specimen
use:street
well-drained soil required
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