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Under optimal conditions and full sun, northern red oak is fast growing and a 10-year-old tree can be 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall. [4] Trees may live up to 400 years; [5] a living example of 326 years was noted in 2001. [6] [7] Northern red oak is easy to recognize by its bark, which features ridges that appear to have shiny stripes down the ...
The Central and southern Appalachian montane oak forest commonly includes: the Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) and white oak (Quercus alba), and sprouts of American chestnut (Castanea dentata). Common shrubs include: Winterberry ( Ilex montana ), flame azalea ( Rhododendron calendulaceum ), catawba rhododendron ( Rhododendron catawbiense ...
They are often found on deep soils in a variety landscapes within their range. Trees are mainly oaks and hickories, with other species less abundant. Oaks include white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), post oak (Quercus stellata), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
Quercus georgiana leaves Brown winter leaves on Georgia oak. The shiny green leaves are 4–13 centimeters (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –5 inches) long and 2–9 cm (1– 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide, with a 0.6–2.3 cm (1 ⁄ 4 –1 in) petiole, and five irregular, pointed, bristle-tipped lobes; they are glabrous (hairless), except for small but conspicuous tufts of hairs in the vein axils on the underside.
Other canopy species include American beech, black oak, northern red oak, southern red oak, pignut hickory, bitternut hickory, mockernut hickory, winged elm and red maple. Eastern flowering dogwood, sourwood, umbrella magnolia and eastern redbud are prominent among the smaller trees. The forest floor is covered by many shrub, wildflower and ...
They are often found on deep soils in a variety landscapes within their range. Trees are mainly oaks and hickories, with other species less abundant. Oaks include white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), post oak (Quercus stellata), chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill – northern pin oak – eastern North America; Quercus elliptica Née – Mexico; Quercus emoryi Torr. – Emory oak – # southwestern U.S., northern Mexico; Quercus falcata Michx. – southern red oak or Spanish oak – southeastern North America; Quercus floccosa Liebm. – Mexico; Quercus flocculenta C.H.Mull ...
Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak: Common state-wide Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus geminata Small [1]: 99 Sand Live Oak: Lower Coastal Plain: Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis [1]: 99 Georgia Oak: Granite outcrops in the Piedmont: Endangered: Fagaceae: Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd. [1]: 100 Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak