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Both Quercus stellata and Q. alba are in a section of Quercus called the white oaks. [8] In the white oak section, Q. stellata is a sister taxon with Q. alba. [9] Q. stellata is sold and distributed as white oak. One identifiable difference between the two trees is that Q. stellata is 'hairy' on the underside of the leaf. [10]
Quercus marilandica (Blackjack oak) (common at Soldiers Delight) Quercus stellata (Post oak) (common at Soldiers Delight) Quercus velutina (Black oak) Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine) (abundant at Soldiers Delight) Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) (in lowland woods) Prunus serotina (Wild cherry) Betula lenta (Sweet birch) Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental ...
– California scrub oak – # California; Quercus bicolor Willd. – swamp white oak – eastern and midwestern North America; Quercus × bimundorum E.J.Palmer — two worlds oak; Quercus boyntonii Beadle – Boynton's post oak – south central North America; Quercus canariensis Willd. – Mirbeck's oak or Algerian oak – # North Africa & Spain
Sternberg also likes pin oak (Quercus palustris) and nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii/aka Quercus texana) for seasonally wet areas. Pin oak grows 70-80 feet tall, 25-40 feet wide, and is hardy in ...
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
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]