with possible smooth patch disease of bark
Dry south-west facing slope. Not many in bud yet.
Dry south-west facing slope. Just starting to come up and some starting to show their yellow buds.
Dry, south-west facing slope.
Quercus palustris × rubra, growing with both parent species, which are common at this location.
The last three photos are of fruit from (1) Q. palustris, (2) hybrid, and (3) Q. rubra at this site.
My thanks to Albert Garofalo for showing me this woodland.