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Quercus phellos, the willow oak, is a North American species of a deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks. It is native to the south-central and eastern United ...
The genus Quercus contains about 500 known species, plus about 180 hybrids between them. [1] The genus, as is the case with many large genera, is divided into subgenera and sections. Traditionally, the genus Quercus was divided into the two subgenera Cyclobalanopsis, the ring-cupped oaks, and Quercus, which included
Size: Cherrybark oaks often attain heights of 30 to 40 meters (100 to 130 feet) and trunk diameters of 91 to 152 centimeters (36 to 60 inches), making it among the largest of the red oaks in the South. It is one of the hardiest and fastest growing oaks.
Quercus myrtifolia, the myrtle oak, [3] is a North American species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi , Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina ). It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils.
Quercus petraea, commonly known as the sessile oak, [3] Cornish oak, [4] Irish oak or durmast oak, [5] is a species of oak tree native to most of Europe and into Anatolia and Iran. The sessile oak is the national tree of Ireland , [ 6 ] and an unofficial emblem in Wales [ 7 ] and Cornwall .
Varieties of oak differ in the amount of tannin in their acorns. Varieties preferred by Native Americans, such as Quercus kelloggii (California black oak), may be easier to prepare or more palatable. [28] In Korea, an edible jelly named dotorimuk is made from acorns, and dotori guksu are Korean noodles made from acorn flour or starch. In the ...
Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, and inland as far as Oklahoma, Kentucky, and southern Missouri. [3] It occurs in lowlands and up to 450 meters (1,480 feet) in elevation.
3. Mature plant a large tree — Southern live oak Quercus virginiana 3. Mature plant a small shrub — Dwarf live oak Quercus minima 4. Leaf narrow, about 4-6 times as long as broad — Willow oak Quercus phellos 4. Leaf broad, about 2-3 times as long as broad — Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria 5. Lobes or teeth bristle-tipped: 6 5.