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See also List of Quercus species . An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; it includes some 500 species, both deciduous and evergreen.
Styles short, acorns mature in 18 months, very bitter, inside of acorn shell woolly. [citation needed] Quercus cedrosensis — Cedros Island oak — # California + Baja California. Quercus chrysolepis — canyon live oak — # southwestern North America. Quercus palmeri — Palmer oak — # California, western Arizona.
Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. [ 3] Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. [ 4]
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Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. [ 5] Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. Many very large and old specimens of live oak can be found today in the Deep South region of the ...
Quercus phellos var. myrtifolia (Willd.) Wenz. 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. [4]
Oak savanna, California. An oak savanna is a type of savanna—or lightly forested grassland—where oaks (Quercus spp.) are the dominant trees. The terms "oakery" or "woodlands" are also used commonly, though the former is more prevalent when referencing the Mediterranean area.
Quercus sect. Lobatae. Species: Q. phellos. Binomial name. Quercus phellos. L. 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 States.