oakleaf hydrangea - Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea quercifolia

Taxonomy

Foliage	Resembles shape of red oak, coarse texture, felted underside	Leaf Type	Simple
Foliage		Needles	0
Bark	Red brown bark with orange brown inner bark, older stems have heavy shaggy exfoliation
Bud	oblong buds, divergent angles, brown	Bud Arrangement	Opposite
Twig	multiple stems, upright sparingly branched irregular canes, older canes arched, dense, velvety, brown
Flower	Erect broad cone-shaped spikes that are 4 to 12 inches tall, greenish then white turning purplish, flowers late june through late july and then persistes in a dry state into late winter. Male and female flowers on same plant (monoecious)
Fruit	Tan brown urn shaped capsules, early october persisting in winter through late march
Fall Color	Variable, orange, red to purple, or brown

USDA Zones		pH Levels		Salt Tolerance
Min	6a	Min	6.0	Soil	Low
Max	6a	Max	8.5	Spray	Moderate

Shade Tolerance	Drought Tolerance	Allelopathy
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown