The roots of this tree are found in various regions from long island towards New Jersey and Florida to the gulf state, to western Oklahoma towards western West Virginia. This plant is quite rare and only grows near the coast the primary habitat of this tree is found at the Piedmont and less frequently found in the Coastal plain and is rarely found at the Mississippi delta. The scientific name for this oak tree is the Quercus Falcata Michx. The cherry black oak was considered once as a variety of this plant. The leaves of the Southern Oak tree are in different shapes. The tree is also called the Spanish Oak tree and the tree is found to be grown in the southern parts of the United States in various types of soil. The tree is identified by its rough bark with a short trunk. The bark of this tree tends to be grey in colour and rough ridges and plates do arise on this tree. The tree produces acorns which are produced biennially. These acorns are ½ to ¾ inches long and spherical in shape and turn orange brown in colour. This plant grows to a height of 70 to 90 feet and it is drought tolerant. The growth rate of this plant is moderate and bears flowers of yellow and green in colour. The tree grows well in areas where the climate is humid and where types of summer climate do exist. The swamp chestnut oak, the white ash, slash pine are some of the plants associated with this tree.
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