Taxonomy
Family: Fagaceae
Habitat
Bottomland woods along streams. Primarily moist to wet sites.
Associates
Distribution
Mostly restricted to the southeast. The most northern population occurs in southern NJ.
Morphology
Deciduous tree 50-80' high. Leaves simple, alternate, obovate, entire to 3-lobed at the apex. Acorns solitary, to 1/2" long and wide, the cap shallow with appressed scales; the nut striped with brown and black. Bark dark and rather smooth.
Notes
Flowers NA
Wetland indicator: Facultative
Seedlings often highly lobed and evergreen. Hardy to zone 6, somewhat of a weed in hardiness zones 7-9. Can be effective as a shade and street tree.
References
Dirr, Michael A. 1998. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants:
Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.
5th ed. Champaign, Illinois: Stipes Publishing L.L.C.
Petrides, G. and J. Wehr. 1998. A Field Guide to Eastern Trees:
Eastern US and Canada, including the Midwest. 1st ed. expanded
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA
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