Summary ⁷

Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native to the southeastern United States, from southern Delaware and south to the coastal areas of Maryland, Virginia, the piedmont of North Carolina, all of South Carolina, most of Georgia (with the exception of the Appalachian Mountains), all of Alabama, Mississippi, central Florida, and westward to Louisiana and eastern Texas. From there, northward to southeastern Missouri including Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma,...

Taxon biology ⁸

Fagaceae -- Beech family

    J. A. Vozzo

    Water oak (Quercus nigra), sometimes called possum oak or  spotted oak, is commonly found along southeastern watercourses  and lowlands on silty clay and loamy soils. This medium-sized  rapid-growing tree is often abundant as second growth on cutover  lands. It is also planted widely as a street and shade tree in  southern communities.

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More Info

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