The oak tree is imposing in visual aspect and has interesting foliage and squirrel - attract acorns . No wonderment North Carolinians assert on having them in their green , gardens , campuses and memorial park . Many native and non - native oak species prosper in North Carolina . From the westerly deal and Piedmont to the flaxen coastal plain to the east , there is an oak tree tree to suit your needs .

White Oak

easy grow into a massive , monstrous shade tree diagram , white oak ( Quercus alba ) will grow anywhere in the state as long as filth is not soggy . A bass , prolific and acidic soil is honorable , but white-hot oak is adaptable .

Scarlet Oak

intense burgundy and blood-red declivity foliage makes scarlet oak ( Quercus coccinea ) democratic for parks and large garden . It also is fast growing in all regions and grunge of North Carolina .

Water Oak

Appropriate for all parts of the body politic , piss oak ( Quercus nigra ) bring about speedy growth to become a large , around - canopied specter tree diagram .

Pin Oak

If you do not mind dour brown foliage in wintertime , the pivot oak tree ( Quercus palustris ) is tight growing . It produce a slap-up shadowiness tree , but because of humble branch it should not be used as a street tree diagram across North Carolina .

Willow Oak

Sometimes wrong called " pin oak " because of the narrow , analogue foliage , willow oak ( Quercus phellos ) seduce a prominent shade or street tree that is in scale with residential sign of the zodiac . It is tolerant of heat , drouth and compacted soils , develop fast in moist acidic stain statewide .

Live Oak

The quintessential tree diagram of the American South , live oak tree ( Quercus virginiana ) is best in eastern North Carolina , within 150 miles of the Atlantic Ocean . dense development , it needs a spacious lawn or landscape painting . In unusually cold-blooded winter the foliage may fully throw off off , and along the seashore the salt spray can diminish this tree diagram ’s beauty .

Overcup Oak

Producinglarge acorns , the overcup oak ( Quercus lyrata ) is heavy for compacted soils of many dissimilar pH levels . It forms a perfect rounded canopy and is perfect for parking lot or highway medians .

Laurel Oak

Laurel oak ( Quercus hemisphaerica ) has colorful spring new foliation , and is only partly deciduous in crepuscule and wintertime . apply it as a green or tint tree diagram in unfertile , compacted or dry grunge statewide .

Southern Red Oak

southerly red oak tree ( Quercus falcata ) tolerates sterile , wasteland soils , anywhere where the soil never is soggy and other large nicety tree go . It grow statewide .

Non-Native Oaks

Native to Asia , sawtooth oak ( Quercus acutissima ) is unspoilt in well - draining acidic territory . The English oak tree ( Quercus robur ) tolerates dry soils but may have fungous problems on the leafage because of the humidity . More hard to find and purchase , both Taiwanese evergreen oak tree ( Quercus myrsinifolia ) and spicy Nipponese oak ( Quercus glauca ) from Asia are best in the eastern two - thirds of the state . Nipponese evergreen oak ( Quercus acuta ) should be grown only in the sandy coastal knit stitch in the east .

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