shingle oak Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria Michx.   symbol: QUIM
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, 3 to 7 inches long, broadly lanceolate, unlobed with a single, terminal bristle-tip, somewhat leathery, shiny dark green above and paler and fuzzy below. Flower: Monoecious; male flowers borne on hanging slender catkins; females borne on short spikes, appearing with the leaves in spring. Fruit: Acorns are 5/8 inch long, 1/3 to 1/2 covered by a thin, bowl-shaped cap with appressed light brown scales, matures in the fall after two years. Twig: Slender, olive-green to orange-brown, quite lustrous with conical, pointed, red-brown buds. Bark: Gray-brown, tight and quite hard, with broad, irregular ridges and very shallow furrows. Form: A medium sized tree to 70 feet with pyramidal to oval and later rounded crown. Lateral lower branches often droop.
	USDA Plants Database Quercus imbricaria is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting shingle oak (opens a new window).