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Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Habitat and Range

Shumard oaks prefer deep, moist, rich soils and are generally found bordering streams or swampy areas. It usually occurs as an occasional tree in mixed hardwood forests.

Its range stretches from the mid-Atlantic coastal plain south to northern Florida, and west to central Oklahoma and Texas. This oak is occasionally found as far north as southern Michigan or Pennsylvania.