Turkey oak grows in pure stands, in isolated pockets, and as a subcanopy
within longleaf pine forests. The two most common overstory associates
in turkey oak forests are sand post oak (Quercus stellata var.
margaretta) and bluejack oak (Q. marilandica). Other
associated overstory species include southern red oak (Q. rubra),
laurel oak (Q. laurifolia), sand hickory (Carya pallida),
mockernut hickory (C. tomentosa), and black cherry
(Prunus serotina) [11]. Also see SAF cover types.
Understory associates include myrtle oak (Q. myrtifolia),
Chapman oak (Q. chapmanii), sand live oak (Q. virginiana
var. geminata), sassafras (Sassafras albidum), persimmon
(Diospyros virginiana), pawpaw (Asimina spp.), Vaccinium spp.,
New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), gopher-apple
(Geobalanus oblongifolius), blackberry (Rubus spp.), crooked
wood (Lyonia spp.), scrub hickory (Carya floridana), poison-sumac
(Toxicodendron vernix), and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) [11].
Groundcover includes pineland threeawn or wiregrass (Aristida stricta),
bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), Heterotheca spp., and legumes [11].
Because turkey oak is drought resistant, it becomes dominant
on the driest, most infertile sandhill sites. Published
classifications listing turkey oak as dominant in community
types (cts) are presented below:
Area Classification Authority
se US general veg. cts Christensen 1988 [4]
nc FL general forest cts Monk 1968 [20]
SC veg. cts Nelson 1986 [24]
se US general forest cts Waggoner 1975 [35]
Related categories for
SPECIES: Quercus laevis
| Turkey Oak
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