Life History and Disturbance Response of Quercus incana (Bluejack Oak)

Family: Fagaceae
Guild: pioneer, dry site tolerant, fast growing
Functional Lifeform: small deciduous tree
Ecological Role: A small shrubby tree that is a common oak of sandhills and upland ridges. Often an associate of longleaf pine, sand post oak, southern red oak, turkey oak and persimmon.
Lifespan, yrs (typical/max): ?/100
Shade Tolerance: intermediate
Height, m: 12m
Canopy Tree: yes
Pollination Agent: wind
Seeding, yrs (begins/optimal/declines): 1yrs
New Cohorts Source: seeds or sprouts
Flowering Dates: early spring
Flowers/Cones Damaged by Frost: fall
Seed Banking: yes
Seed Type/Dispersal Distance/Agent: nut (acorn)/50m/gravity or animals
Season of Germination: sprouts form root crown

Establishment Seedbed Preferences
Substrate:

Disturbance Response
Fire: A fire resistant species. Bluejack oak may require fire to provide the open conditions in which it thrives. If top killed it readily sprouts from the root crown or stump.
Weather:
Air Pollution:
Exotics: