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Bluejack oak
... Neighboring trees in its pine sandhill and hardwood hammock habitats include longleaf pine, turkey oak, southern red oak, and common persimmon. The acorns are extremely valuable to wildlife such as deer, ... Bark: The grayish black bark is thick with blocky furrows and rough ridges. Habitat: Bluejack oak grows on well-drained sandy soils in pine sandhill and dry hardwood hammock communities. Photos ...
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Bluff oak
... White-tailed deer, turkeys, raccoons, and squirrels feed on the large acorns. Historically, bluff oak and white oak were used to manufacture North American ships before steel was used. The wood ... Bark: The grayish-brown bark has shallow furrows between noticeable scaly, shaggy rectangles. Habitat: Bluff oak grows in the moist, fertile soils of wetland bluffs near streams and rivers. Photos Click ...
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Chapman oak
... oak Florida Forest Trees Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii) Chapman oak is a member of the white oak group that grows in upland scrub habitats of the southeastern United States. The trees have little ... plates. Habitat: Chapman oak grows in the sandy, well-drained soils of scrublands and sand dunes. Other species associated with it include sand pine, myrtle oak, and sand live oak. Photo Click on ...
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Laurel oak
... oak Florida Forest Trees Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) Laurel oak is a tree of pleasing symmetry. It is fast growing, tall, and full. Laurel oak grows scattered with other hardwoods in well-drained ... trees. As trees get older, the bark develops furrows and flat, broad ridges. Habitat: Laurel oak grows several habitats, ranging from moist, well-drained sandy soils in woodlands and hammocks near ...
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Myrtle oak
... oak Florida Forest Trees Myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia) Myrtle oak, sometimes called shrubby oak, is a small, evergreen tree that often grows into unusual, contorted forms due to exposure to coastal winds. It ... Bark: The bark is grayish-brown and thin with shallow furrows and ridges. Habitat: Myrtle oak grows on sandy soils in scrub forests and coastal dunes, near salt water, and on offshore ...
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Sand live oak
... oak by some taxonomists. The leaves of sand live oak are distinctly more curled under at the margins and have obviously sunken veins on the upper surface. Sand live oak grows smaller than live oaks and is generally found on drier, more sandy sites. Sand live oak often grows in thickets of small trees in sand pine scrub. Twigs and leaves Sand live oak ... Habitat: Sand live oak grows best in ...
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Sand post oak
... oak Florida Forest Trees Sand post oak (Quercus stellata var. margaretta) Sand post oak is a slow growing, drought resistant oak that is well adapted to dry, upland scrub habitats in Florida. It grows from Massachusetts south to central Florida and west into eastern Kansas, Illinois, and Texas. Sand post oak ... post oak grows ...
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Southern red oak
... shade. The durable, coarse-grain wood of the southern red oak is used for lumber, flooring, and construction materials, as well as ... found in the southeastern United States, the range of southern red oak extends from southern New Jersey and Ohio, south as far ... -black and deeply furrowed, with small, pebbly scales. Habitat: Southern red oak grows best in dry, upland sandhills. It is often found in ...
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Swamp chestnut oak
... throughout the Mississippi River Valley, Illinois, and Ohio. Identifying Characteristics Size/Form: Swamp chestnut oak is a large, deciduous tree that averages 60' to 80' in height with a ... is irregularly furrowed with long, narrow scales and shaggy rectangular plates. Habitat: Swamp chestnut oak grows best in moist, poorly drained, bottomland soils where inundation occurs for a short duration. ...
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Turkey oak
... laevis means smooth and describes the nearly hairless leaves. The turkey oak may be considered a Twigs and leaves weed tree in ... for fuel wood and barbecuing. The acorns of the turkey oak are an important food source for large and small animals in ... red in color. Habitat: Turkey oak grows in dry sandy soils associated with longleaf pine, bluejack oak, and sand post oak. Photos Click on thumbnails ...
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