The Shumard Oak is a member of the red oak group. The tree is very tall (100 feet) with a bole diameter over two feet. The trunk is dark and furrowed. Leaves are six to eight inches long and moderately lobed. They are shiny on top and hairless underneath. The acorns are an inch in diameter and have saucer shaped caps. Twigs are hairless and have one-quarter inch, pointy, hairless buds.

The growing region is Texas to Pennsylvania. Oak is a hardwood providing a major portion of the annual lumber in the United States. Oak trees are generally slow-growing and long-lived and tend to be relatively resistant to diseases and insects. Tannin is a major produce from oak bark.