Quercus imbricaria 7.5" Groundcover scale-like foliage which covers the

scale-like foliage which covers the ground as it grows flat as a pancake

then the plant flowers a second time and sets fruit for fall harvest

Showy red samaras pushing up above the leaves add a bright contrast to summer foliage

Tips of foliage become an attractive bronze in winter

The foliage is dark green in summer

Quercus imbricaria 7.5" Groundcover scale-like foliage which covers thePotentially massive, native deciduous shade tree. Shape is pyramidal in youth, becoming broadly rounded with age. Foliage is dark green, turning yellow brown in the fall, and persists dried on the tree through winter. Acorns are produced on the mature tree. Slow to medium growth rate. Adaptable once established. Slow to re establish after transplanting. Well adapted to the Midwest.