Family: Fagaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Naturalized in Australia
- Other Quercus species have become invasive
- Shade-tolerant
- Tolerates many soil types
- Forms dense stands in native range
- Reproduces by seeds and root suckers
- Hybridizes with other Quercus species
- Seeds dispersed by seed hoarding birds, rodents and intentionally by people
- Potential for prolific seed production (mast seeder), but densities unspecified
- Able to coppice
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of detrimental impacts where naturalized
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Palatable to browsing animals
- Non-toxic
- Ornamental
- Self-incompatible
- Reaches maturity in 10-12 years
- Recalcitrant seeds
