The 14 Oak Species of the Lake Wales Ridge

6. Quercus inopina

With common names like Florida Oak, Florida Scrub Oak, and Sandhill Oak, what’s not to love? Whether they are a small tree or a large shrub remains a mystery. They can grow up to 16 feet high, but usually at least 6 feet high.

13. Leaf blades strongly revolute, often with yellow to reddish scurfy pubescence, elliptic to broadly elliptic, ca. 2 times longer than broad