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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.
Quercus alba (white oak) [144] Yields high-quality wood that tolerates a range of soils. The acorns are an important food source for more than 180 wildlife species. Uses: timber; landscaping, sap resins, veneers. [145] All
Quercus nigra L. – water oak – # eastern North America; Quercus nixoniana S.Valencia & Lozada-Pérez – Mexico; Quercus pagoda Raf. – cherrybark oak – southeastern North America; Quercus palustris Münchh. – pin oak – eastern North America; Quercus panamandinaea C.H.Mull. – Panama
Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) Water oak (Quercus nigra) Willow oak ... (One of the largest private collection of wood samples)
Here’s how the humble oak got a cool name. Charles Hammer. October 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM. ... a site rich in life, from Quercus macrocarpa for huge burr oaks in the backyard, ...
Oak timber is a strong and hard wood with many uses, such as for furniture, floors, building frames, and veneers. [70] The wood of a red oak Quercus cerris (the Turkey oak) has better mechanical properties than those of the white oaks Q. petraea and Q. robur; the heartwood and sapwood have similar mechanical properties. [71]
Swamp tupelo, along with water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), dominate mixed-hardwood swamp forests. These grow aside water-adapted oaks that include water oak ( Quercus nigra ), swamp chestnut oak ( Quercus michauxii ), cherrybark oak ( Quercus pagoda ), willow oak ( Quercus phellos ), and overcup oak ( Quercus lyrata ).
Quercus nigra: water oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 827 Quercus pagoda: cherrybark oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes IUCN (LC) 813 Quercus palustris: pin oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes IUCN (LC) 83 Quercus phellos: willow oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 831 Quercus polymorpha: Mexican white oak ...