Cherrybark Oak

The range map for this species suggests that it might occur in the ApalachicolaRiver floodplains even where it had not been documented.



Shade tree. This is a large oak.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Fallen/falling acorns can be a maintenance issue.

Acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, blue jays, ducks, small mammals, wild turkeys, white-tailed deer and black bear

Provides cover to birds and squirrels for resting and nesting

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Floodplains of large rivers, predominantly the greater Apalachicola River system.

• Hurricane wind resistance
• Host plant for the banded hairstreak, Edwards' hairstreak, gray hairstreak, white-M hairstreak Horace's duskywing and the Juvenal's duskywing butterflies.
• Other insect feeders include leafhoppers, aphids, treehoppers, lace bugs, plant bugs, leaf beetles, weevils, long-horned beetles, gall wasps, walkingsticks, and moth caterpillars