Quercus texana 'QNFTA' HIGHPOINT

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Common name: Texas Red Oak cultivar

Family: Fagaceae (Beech)

Distribution: Cultivated

Hardiness: -10 - 30 F

Life form: Deciduous tree

Fall color: Orange, yellow

Foliage characteristics: Simple leaf is slightly burgundy in spring and matures to dark green in summer.

Structure: Upright

Average height: 30-60'

Description: This cultivar of the Q. texana oak is unique from the species in having a more compact growth form, denser canopy, vigorous growth, and foliage which grows in slightly burgundy and matures to dark green.

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1: Anacostia Community Museum (ANACOSTIA) • Accession: 2019-0264*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Anacostia Community Museum (ANACOSTIA) • Accession: 2019-0266*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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