[6][7] It is endemic to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Oklahoma and Texas).

The two species are interfertile, and hybrids are common along a line from Dallas to San Antonio, Texas.

Texas red oak usually is 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 meters) tall at maturity, and seldom reaches a height of more than 75 feet (23 meters).

[9] Quercus buckleyi was formerly known as Q. texana, but under botanical rules of priority, that name properly refers to Nuttall's oak.

In autumn, the leaves turn vivid red and orange.