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Post Oak Tree [Quercus stellata]




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Post Oak Tree price(s):

1-2 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$4.90

2-3 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$8.70

3-4 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$14.60

4-5 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$21.80

6-7 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$48.60

8-9 feet tall (Fall Shipment)

$92.80

10-12 feet tall-B&B (Fall Shipment)

$198.60





Recommended zones for Post Oak Tree:

Zone 5

(-10˚ to -5˚)

Zone 6

(-5˚ to 5˚)

Zone 7

(5˚ to 10˚)

Zone 8

(10˚ to 20˚)

Zone 9

(20˚ to 30˚)







Post oak is a drought resistant oak and is a North American transitional "prairie" species. Q. stellata has a very distinctive leave shape likened to a "Maltese cross". The wood is well named as it is very durable in contact with soil and used widely for fence posts.




but is not cultivated in nurseries. The four to six-inch-long by three to four-inch-wide, shiny, dark green leaves are deeply lobed and appear somewhat in the shape of a Maltese cross. Only rarely do the leaves change to a golden brown in the fall before dropping.







The Post Oak tree tends to be smaller than most other members of the group, with lower, more diffuse branching, largely reflecting its tendency to grow in the open on poor sites, so its wood is of relatively low value as sawn lumber.




The Post oak (Quercus stellata), sometimes called iron oak, is a medium-sized tree abundant throughout the Southeastern and South Central United States where it forms pure stands in the prairie transition area. This slow-growing oak typically occupies rocky or sandy ridges and dry woodlands with a variety of soils and is considered drought resistant.




The leaves have a very distinctive shape, with three perpendicular terminal lobes, shaped much like a Maltese Cross. They are leathery, and tomentose (densely short-hairy) beneath. The branching pattern of this tree often gives it a rugged appearance. The acorns are 1.5–2 cm long, and are mature in their first summer.




The name Post Oak refers to the use of the wood of this tree for fence posts. Its wood, like that of the other white oaks, is hard, tough and rot-resistant.



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