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Quercus stellata, the post oak or iron oak, is a North American species of oak in the white oak section. It is a slow-growing oak that lives in dry areas on the edges of fields, tops of ridges, and also grows in poor soils, and is resistant to rot, fire, and drought. Interbreeding occurs among white oaks, thus many hybrid species combinations ...
Quercus similis is a deciduous tree up to 25 meters (82 feet) tall. It has a straight trunk. The bark is brown and flaky. The branches are gray, and between 2 and 3 millimeters (1 ⁄ 16 and 1 ⁄ 8 inch) in diameter. The leaves are between 8 and 12 centimeters (3 and 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) wide, more or less closely egg ...
The Council Oak is believed to have been a mature tree when the Creeks arrived. [4] Although its age is not known, the same tree still lives as of 2023. One source claims it is a post oak tree (Quercus stellata). The Tulsa Preservation Commission article identified the tree as a burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa).
“As you travel, observe what is thriving in the soil types you move through and you will find trees such as black oak, blackjack oak, post oak, Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) and many more ...
Oak forests are categorized as deciduous forests which commonly have dense canopy cover (~70%) on dry soils with large amounts of undecomposed oak leaves over the ground. [2] The forests are commonly found around the Appalachian Mountains and neighboring areas in the Midwest United States . [ 3 ]
The valley oak may surpass 30 meters (98 feet) in height, with a sturdy trunk possibly exceeding 3 m (10 ft) in diameter. The "Henley Oak", in Covelo, California, is the tallest known valley oak, at 47 m (153 ft). [7] [8] The branches have an irregular, spreading and arching appearance.
Quercus lyrata, the overcup oak, is an oak in the white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus). The common name, overcup oak, refers to its acorns that are mostly enclosed within the acorn cup. [ 3 ] It is native to lowland wetlands in the eastern and south-central United States, in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas , inland as far as ...
Quercus grisea, commonly known as the gray oak, shin oak or scrub oak, is a North American species deciduous or evergreen shrub or medium-sized tree in the white oak group. It is native to the mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [ 3 ]