{"id":330,"date":"2025-09-25T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=330"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:47:25","slug":"shingle-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/shingle-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Shingle Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Quercus imbricaria<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Despite being an oak species, the shingle oak lacks the distinctive leaves of most oak trees. Instead, shingle oak features oblong, shiny, dark green leaves similar to those of rhododendrons or laurels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When entering the arboretum from the corner of May and Lovell Streets, walk along the East-West trail along Lovell Street to see if you can spot the arboretum\u2019s shingle oak tree.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/shingle-oak-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Shingle Oak Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/shingle-oak-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/shingle-oak-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/shingle-oak-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/shingle-oak-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-652c88e2db68a3e04b7f356e6362e3b0 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">There\u2019s no specific documentation showing Hadwen planted shingle oak on the property, but in 1900 he writes that he has various oak trees \u201cof nature\u2019s planting\u201d up to four feet in diameter and sixty feet spread of limb. A 1971 preliminary report on trees in the arboretum did not uncover any shingle oak but did find varieties including scarlet oak, red oak, black oak, and chinquapin oak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shingle oak is a deciduous tree in the red oak group of the family Fagaceae. It is found throughout the Midwestern and upper Southern regions of the United States. Typically, this species reaches a height of 50\u201360 feet (15\u201318 meters) and a diameter of 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) although much larger specimens have been recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is characterized by a broad canopy and shiny, dark green, almond shaped which are very distinct from prototypical oak leaves. The leaves grow in an alternate pattern and turn dark red in the autumn. The bark of the shingle oak is light brown and scaly. The seeds of shingle oaks are nuts and are half covered in a large cap as most acorns typical of oaks are. The flowers emerge in May and are a yellow-green color. The shingle oak prefers upland habitats with well-drained soil and its acorns provide an important food source for small mammals and some birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quercus imbricaria Despite being an oak species, the shingle oak lacks the distinctive leaves of most oak trees. Instead, shingle oak features oblong, shiny, dark green leaves similar to those of rhododendrons or laurels. 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