''Quercus buckleyi'', commonly known as Texas red oak or Buckley's oak, is a species of

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. It is

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to the southern Great Plains of the

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( Oklahoma and

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). Buckley's oak is smaller and more likely to be multitrunked than its close relative, the

Shumard oak ''Quercus shumardii'', the Shumard oak, spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or swamp red oak, is one of the largest of the oak species in the red oak group (''Quercus'' section ''Lobatae''). It is closely related to '' Quercus buckleyi'' ...

(''Q. shumardii''). The two species are

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, and hybrids are common along a line from

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, Texas. Texas red oak usually is tall at maturity, and seldom reaches a height of more than . ''Quercus buckleyi'' was formerly known as ''Q. texana'', but under botanical rules of priority, that name properly refers to

Nuttall's oak ''Quercus texana'', commonly known as Nuttall's oak, is a fast-growing, large deciduous oak tree. It is a tree growing up to 25 meters (83 feet) tall, with dark brown bark. It has leaves with sharp pointed lobes somewhat similar to those of ...

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/ref> This has led to much confusion.Dorr, L. J. & K. C. Nixon. 1985. Typification of the oak ''(Quercus)'' taxa described by S.B. Buckley (1809-84). Taxon 34(2): 211–228. It is a highly regarded

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and shade tree. In autumn, the leaves turn vivid red and orange.

References

External links

Horticulture, Texas A&M University, Texas Red Oak

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3017139 buckleyi Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Oklahoma Flora of Texas Flora of the Great Plains (North America) Trees of the North-Central United States Trees of the South-Central United States Plants described in 1873 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot