Oak Family Mr. Traeger Horticulture I CP September 2013

White Oak Quercus alba

Height 65’ to 85’. Tallest recorded 144’ Width possibly as wide as tall. Live years. Infrequently used as an ornamental tree. Wine and whiskey barrels typically made of white oak. Prefers acidic to alkaline soils at elevations up to 5,200’. Acorns are edible.

White Oak Quercus alba

White Oak “Charter Oak”, Connecticut Old Charter Oak: Reverse side of the Connecticut Quarter. Toppled in a storm in Tree sprouted in the 12 th or 13 th century. The 1622 Connecticut Charter was hidden in the hollow of the tree. Protecting the charter from English confiscation during the Revolution.

White Oak “Wye Oak”, Maryland Wye Oak, Honorary State Tree of Maryland: 6/6/2002 Destroyed in a Severe Thunderstorm – Height 96’ – Spread 119’ – Age: 460 years – Sprouted: Approx. 1540

Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus

Height: 60’ to 70’ Max. Height: 130’ to 140’ Crown spread: 60’ to 70’ Trunk Diameter: 2’ to 3’ Acorns: Third Largest in the Oak Family.

Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii

Height: 40’ to 50’ Crown Spread: 40’ to 50’. Max. Trunk Diameter: 3’

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa

Height: up to 100’ Diameter: up to 10’ Age: 200 to 300 years possibly 400 years. Largest of North America’s acorns.

Red Oak Subgenus

Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra

Height: 90’ to 140’ Diameter: 20” to 40” Max Dia. 6’ Typically grown in parks and used in gardens as large specimen trees. Prefers moist, deep, rich and slightly acid soils.

Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Chase Creek Red Oak, Md. Height: 136’ Diameter 22’ Crown Spread 98’ Ashford Oak, Conn. Diameter 26’

Black Oak Quercus velutina

Height: 65’ to 80’ Diameter: up to 35” Prefer well drained silt- clay to loamy soils, at elevations up to 4,000’ Seedlings need full sunlight. Produces acorn from 20 years of age to 40 yrs. Lives up to 75 years of age.

Black Oak Quercus velutina

Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea

Height: 60’ to 80’ Dia. 24” to 36” Typically planted as a shade tree & for its fall color.

Pin Oak Quercus palustris

Height: 59’ to 72’ Diameter: 3’ Spread: 26’ to 46’ Maximum Age 120 years. Fast growing. Widely used ornamental tree. Name is derived from the wood was once used to make framing pins. Leaves are deeply cut with “U” shaped sinuses. Prefers acidic soils at low elevations. Acorn not palatable. (Bitter) Shade intolerant.

Post Oak Quercus stellata

Height: 30’ to 45’ Rare tree reaches 90’ in height and 56” in dia. Diameter: 12” to 24” Leaf has the shape of the Maltese Cross.

Post Oak Quercus stellata

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana The Volusia Oak on the St. Johns river in Volusia, Florida.

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana Height: shrub like to 60’ Crown Spread: Up to 80’ Lower Branches sweep down then curve upwards. Re-sprouts vigorously after fire. Considered an evergreen until growth resumes in the spring. Ornamentally used to form avenues.

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana A specimen at the former Protestant Children’s Home in Mobile, Alabama. It has a trunk circumference of 23 feet (7.0 m), height of 63 feet (19 m) and limb spread of 141 feet (43 m). The avenue of live oaks at Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, planted in 1743

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana The avenue of live oaks at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, planted in the early 18th century. The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina. The man standing under the tree is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall.

Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana Confusing Common Names. – Virginia Live Oak – Bay Live Oak – Scrub Live Oak – Plateau Oak – Plateau Live Oak – Escarpment Live Oak The Emancipation Oak in Hampton, Virginia.

Scrub Oak Quercus gambelii

Height: 10’ to 30’, rarely up to 60’ and with heavy browsing dwarf 39” trees will be common. Planted in landscapes for fall colors, yellow to orange. Planted in landscapes for its short height. Prefers full sunlight. Also called Gambel Oak, named after botanist William Gambel.