Trees & Shrubs Q -R

Quercus alba (White Oak)
Valued lumber tree. Ridges and slopes. Moist to dry soils. All zones.

Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)
Uncommon tree. Moist to wet soils. Piedmont and coastal plain.

Quercus coccinea (Scarlet Oak)
Valued lumber tree. Moist soils. All zones.

Quercus falcata (Southern Red Oak)
Southern counterpart of Red Oak, sickle tipped leaf.  Moist soils. Coastal plain.

Quercus falcata pagodofolia (Swamp Spanish Oak)
Variety of above species. Wet soils. Coastal plain.

Quercus lyrata (Overcup Oak)
Uncommon tree, large acorn. Moist soils. Piedmont and coastal plain.

Quercus michauxii (Swamp Chestnut Oak)
White oak group. Wet soils. Coastal plain.

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
Red oak group. Wet soils. All zones.

Quercus prinus (Chestnut Oak)
White oak group. Dry soils. All zones.

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)
Red oak group. Moist to dry soils. All zones.

Quercus velutina (Black Oak)
Red oak group. Dry soils. Piedmont and Mountain zones.

Rhododendron arborescens (Smooth Azalea)
White flowers June to July. Moist to dry soils. Mountain zone.

Rhododendron maximum  (Rosebay Rhododendron)
Medium to large evergreen shrub, flat leaves. Dry to moist soils. Mountain zone. Uncommon in Piedmont.

Rhododendron nudiflorum (Pinxter Bloom)
Medium understory shrub, deciduous azalea. Pink flowers. Dry soils. All zones.

Rhododendron vaseyii (Roseshell Azalea)
Medium shrub, deciduous azalea, pink flowers. Moist soil. 

Rhododendron viscosum (Swamp Azalea)
Small shrub, deciduous azalea, fragrant white flowers. Wet soils. All zones.

Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac)
Medium shrub. Dry rocky soils. Mountain zone.

Rhus copallina (Winged Sumac)
Small shrub, crimson fall color. Dry soils. All zones.

Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac)
Medium tree, bluish waxy stems, red fruit spikes. Dry soils. All zones.

Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)
Medium tree, velvety stems. Orange fall color. Dry soils. All zones.

Robinia pseudoaccacia (Black Locust)
Successional tree, yellow wood. Dry soils. All zones.

Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose)
Medium shrub, white - pink - red flowers. Wet soils, All zones.

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