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Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks.
Cherrybark oak occurs on moist, bottomland sites, while southern red oak typically occurs in drier uplands sites with poor soil. Leaves of southern red oak generally have rounded (U-shaped) bases and fewer, more irregularly shaped lobes than cherrybark. The bark is distinctly different in cherrybark oak and southern red oak.
Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, [4] bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak (part of the genus Quercus).Native to the southeastern United States, it gets its name the "Spanish Oak" as these are the areas of early Spanish colonies, whilst "southern red oak" comes from both its range and leaf color during late summer and fall. [5]
The young bark of the Shumard oak is light gray, very smooth, and very reflective. Shumard oak bark darkens and develops ridges and furrows as it ages. Occasionally, white splotches are seen on the bark. [6] Shumard oak twigs terminate in a cluster of buds. The buds are lighter in color than the olive-green twigs. The young twig is highly ...
Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak, [2] is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Japan, Korea, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Taiwan, Zhejiang). [3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis. [4] Quercus gilva is a tree which grows to 30 meters (98 ft) tall with orangish ...
Quercus imbricaria, the shingle oak, is a deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks. It is native primarily to the Midwestern and Upper South regions of North America . Description
Quercus buckleyi, commonly known as Texas red oak, Buckley's oak, or Spanish oak [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant. [6] [7] It is endemic to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Oklahoma and Texas). [8] Buckley's oak is smaller and more likely to be multitrunked than its close relative, the Shumard oak (Q. shumardii).
Quercus gravesii (also called Chisos red oak or Grave's oak) is an uncommon North American species of oak in the red oak section Quercus section Lobatae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. It is a deciduous tree up to 13 metres (43 feet) tall. The leaves are hairless, each with 3–5 pointed and awned lobes. The bark is black. [3]