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Oak Family

Oak Family. Mr. Traeger Horticulture I CP September 2013. White Oak Quercus alba. White Oak Quercus alba. Height 65’ to 85’. Tallest recorded 144’ Width possibly as wide as tall. Live 200-300 years. Infrequently used as an ornamental tree.

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Oak Family

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  1. Oak Family Mr. Traeger Horticulture I CP September 2013

  2. White OakQuercus alba

  3. White OakQuercus alba • Height 65’ to 85’. • Tallest recorded 144’ • Width possibly as wide as tall. • Live 200-300 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.

  4. White OakQuercus alba

  5. White Oak“Charter Oak”, Connecticut • Old Charter Oak: Reverse side of the Connecticut Quarter. • Toppled in a storm in 1856. • Tree sprouted in the 12th or 13th century. • The 1622 Connecticut Charter was hidden in the hollow of the tree. Protecting the charter from English confiscation during the Revolution.

  6. 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

  7. Chestnut OakQuercus prinus

  8. Chestnut OakQuercus prinus

  9. Chestnut OakQuercus 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.

  10. Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii

  11. Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii • Height: 40’ to 50’ • Crown Spread: 40’ to 50’. • Max. Trunk Diameter: 3’

  12. Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa

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

  14. Red Oak Subgenus

  15. Northern Red OakQuercus rubra

  16. Northern Red OakQuercus 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.

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

  18. Black OakQuercus velutina

  19. Black OakQuercus 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.

  20. Black OakQuercus velutina

  21. Black OakQuercus velutina

  22. Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea

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

  24. Pin OakQuercus palustris

  25. Pin OakQuercus 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.

  26. Post OakQuercus stellata

  27. Post OakQuercus 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.

  28. Post OakQuercus stellata

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

  30. Southern Live OakQuercus 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.

  31. Southern Live OakQuercus virginiana The avenue of live oaks at Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, planted in 1743 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).

  32. Southern Live OakQuercus 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.

  33. Southern Live OakQuercus 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.

  34. Scrub OakQuercus gambelii

  35. Scrub OakQuercus 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.

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