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Quercus laurifolia
Also called Swamp Laurel Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Darlington Oak, Water oak, Obtusa oak, Diamond Oak
Quercus laurifolia is a medium-sized, semi-evergreen red oak native to the southeastern U.S. coastal plain, valued for fast growth and wildlife acorns. It grows best in moist, sandy, well-drained soils near rivers and swamp edges, but does not tolerate prolonged flooding.
Quercus laurifolia (swamp laurel oak, diamond-leaf oak, water oak, obtusa oak, laurel oak) is a medium-sized semi-evergreen oak in the red oak section Quercus sect. Lobatae. It is native to the southeastern coastal plains and south-central United States.
Swamp laurel oak grows from coastal Virginia to central Florida and west to southeast Texas. There are reports of the species growing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but these probably represent introductions.
It is grown and marketed mainly as pulpwood. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree in landscaping because of its fast growth and pleasing appearance; it is planted with little regard to soil type.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus laurifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
