Is a shingle oak common in central Indiana?
Common across central Indiana in fencerows, old fields and roadside edges, since it colonizes abandoned ground readily. That history means most yard specimens are pre-existing fencerow trees the subdivision was built around rather than anything anyone planted, and they often sit right on property lines.
Why that matters for tree work
Despite smooth, unlobed, laurel-like leaves that look nothing like an oak, this is a red-oak-group species — the single most important fact about the tree. Red group means full oak wilt susceptibility and death within a single season, and homeowners (and occasionally crews) misread it as a non-oak and cut it in June.
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