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Quercus Sinuata Var Sinuata

Quercus sinuata (KWER-kus sin-you-AH-tah variety sin-you-AH-tah)

Family: Fagaceae Native Understory

Durand white oak is a small to medium native oak tree in the White Oak Group of the Fabaceae family. The only other variety of this species is var. breviloba . It occurs in Oklahoma, Texas and adjacent Mexico.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 19 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 2 - Understory
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Native Plant; Perennial; Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Canopy layer
2 - Understory
Form & Appearance
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Hairs present
No
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit type
Nut
Fruit detail
Acorn
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Native
Origin
Southeastern U.S.A, Texas
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Nut
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Native Garden
Garden tags
#native tree #NC native #small tree

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.