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Quercus franchetii, commonly known as the zhui lian li evergreen oak, [citation needed] is a species of oak in the Ilex section of the genus, [3] native to a wide area of eastern Asia. It is an oak native to China ( Sichuan and Yunnan ), northern Thailand and Vietnam, growing at altitudes between 800 and 2,600 metres (2,600 and 8,500 feet).
Quercus ilex, the holm oak, [2] [3] also (ambiguously, as many oaks are evergreen) evergreen oak, [4] is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the section Ilex of the genus, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long. The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter.
Live oak was widely used in early American butt shipbuilding.Because of the trees' short height and low-hanging branches, lumber from live oaks was used in curved parts of the frame, such as knee braces (single-piece, L-shaped braces that spring inward from the side and support the deck), in which the grain runs perpendicular to structural stress, making for exceptional strength.
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the ... the Japanese evergreen oak. It forms a bush or small tree to a height of some 30 feet (9.1 m ...
Q. Quercus annulata; Quercus arbutifolia; Quercus asymmetrica; Quercus augustinii; Quercus blakei; Quercus blaoensis; Quercus braianensis; Quercus chevalieri
Quercus chrysolepis, commonly termed canyon live oak, canyon oak, golden cup oak or maul oak, is a North American species of evergreen oak.Its leaves are a glossy dark green on the upper surface with prominent spines; a further identification arises from the leaves of canyon live oak being geometrically flat.
Quercus pannosa is a species of oak native to south-central China. [3] An evergreen tree or shrub, it is found at very high elevations, flourishing at up to 4,270 metres (14,010 feet) above sea level. [4] It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex. [5] [6]