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Quercus laevis is a small tree, sometimes shrubby, typically only 8–10 meters (26–33 feet) tall, though occasionally reaching 28 m (92 ft).The leaves are variable in size, mostly 10–17 centimeters (4– 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long but occasionally just 8 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) or as much as 30 cm (12 in) long.
Quercus inopina Ashe – sandhill oak – Florida; Quercus jonesii Trel. – northern Mexico; Quercus kelloggii Newb. – California black oak – California, southwestern Oregon; Quercus laevis Walter – turkey oak – southeastern North America; Quercus laurifolia Michx. – laurel oak – # southeastern North America; Quercus laurina Bonpl ...
Quercus laevis (turkey oak) [160] Prefers sandy, dry soils. Generally too small for commercial harvesting, but the wood makes good fuel. Uses: fuelwood (locally).
Quercus laceyi: lacey oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 8514 Quercus laevis: turkey oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes IUCN (LC) 819 Quercus laurifolia: laurel oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes IUCN (LC) 82 Quercus lyrata: overcup oak Fagaceae (beech family) Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 822 Quercus macrocarpa: bur oak Fagaceae (beech family ...
In the 1700s, a young botanist scandalized some by discussing “birds and bees” of pollination, and awarding Latin names to plants and animals.
These hardwoods include turkey oak (Quercus laevis), post oak (Quercus stellata), myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia), Spanish oak (Quercus falcata), and southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides). [ 3 ] Evergreen broadleaved forests occur close to the coast in localized areas as either evergreen Maritime oak forests or as more localized evergreen ...
California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia), a widespread species commonly referred to as scrub oak; Coastal scrub oak (Quercus dumosa), although currently defined in a narrow sense, has been applied to other scrub oaks now considered separate species; Other California species referred to as "scrub oaks" Leather oak (Quercus durata) Tucker ...
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. Fossil oaks date back to the Middle Eocene.