New York Metropolitan Flora

Quercus x hawkinsii (Q. rubra x Q. velutina) Sudw. - Hybrid Oak

Native , Rare

By Steven D. Glenn

Not peer reviewed

Last Modified 02/14/2012

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Quercus x hawkinsii

Common Names

Hybrid Oak

General Discussion

Quercus x hawkinsii Sudw. Amer. Forestry 23: 685, fig. 1,2,5. 1917.

This hybrid oak results from the crossing of northern red and black oaks and occurs infrequently in the New York metropolitan area; intermediate in characters between the two parents.