Acer - J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.

Quercus
Oak
Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth Oak
Zone: 5
Height: 40'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Dark green,
glossy
Fall Color: Yellow
Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Zone: 4
Height: 45'
Spread: 45'
Shape: Rounded,
open
Foliage: Green with
wavy margins
Fall Color: Yellow
brown to reddish
A beautiful native tree with lustrous, heavy
textured green leaves with wavy margins. Well
adapted to wet, poorly drained soils.
A fast growing, spreading oak well adapted to
the summer heat of the South. It has outstanding
summer foliage. Very glossy and sharply serrated
leaves give it a clean, crisp appearance.
Quercus alba
White Oak
Zone: 4
Height: 45'
Spread: 45'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Medium
green, fine textured
Fall Color: Red to
reddish purple
One of the mightiest of the noble oaks, White Oak
is claimed by several states as their official tree.
Reputed to be slow-growing, well-grown nursery
plants grow fairly quickly once established. Unlike
English Oak, this native of Eastern North America
is resistant to powdery mildew.
Quercus alba x Q. robur ‘Crimschmidt’ PP 9103
Crimson Spire Oak
Zone: 5
Height: 45'
Spread: 15'
Shape: Columnar,
tightly fastigiate
Foliage: Dark green
to bluish-green
Fall Color: Rusty red
This columnar selection originated as a hybrid
of Q. robur and Q. alba. White oak parentage
provides dark green, mildew resistant foliage
and reddish fall color. Fastigiate growth habit is
inherited from the English oak side.
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Northern Pin Oak
Zone: 4
Height: 50'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Upright
spreading, open,
broadly oval
Foliage: Dark green,
glossy
Fall Color: Red
Scarlet Oak generally displays the finest fall color
of the genus. Autumn brings deep, brilliant shades
of red.
Zone: 4
Height: 55'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly
pyramidal to oval
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Red
Closely related to Pin Oak, this tree shares many
positive attributes and is also more tolerant of
dry and alkaline soils. Also known as Hill’s Oak,
its native range is the northern midwest, but it
can be used more widely.
Quercus frainetto ‘Schmidt’
Forest Green ® Oak
Zone: 5b
Height: 50'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Upright, oval
Foliage: Deep green,
very glossy, rounded
lobes
Fall Color: Yellowishbrown
This is an upright growing, vigorous oak with
a strong central leader. Drought resistant and
adaptable, its glossy deep green foliage and
strong symmetrical shape make it one of the
best looking trees of summer.
Forest Green ® Oak
Quercus gambelii
Gambel Oak
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle Oak
Zone: 5
Height: 25'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
orange to orange red
Native to the dry, mountainous interior West,
from Utah and Colorado to the Mexican border.
Drought tolerant and hardy, it is an ideal tree for
low maintenance landscapes in its native range.
Zone: 5
Height: 50'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly oval
Foliage: Dark green,
glossy
Fall Color: Yellowish
to rusty red
Native to the midwest and well adapted to
conditions there, including calcareous soils. A
large shade tree with beautiful summer foliage.
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