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Spanish Oak

Spanish Oak. Quercus falcata Michx. Classification. Figure 1: Classification table. Shape, Form and Type. The Spanish Oak is medium sized, fast growing, measuring from 70 to 80 feet in height at maturity, and with a rounded crown in shape. [1]. Figure 2: Spanish Oak tree. Bark and Twig.

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Spanish Oak

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  1. Spanish Oak QuercusfalcataMichx

  2. Classification Figure 1: Classification table

  3. Shape, Form and Type • The Spanish Oak is medium sized, fast growing, measuring from 70 to 80 feet in height at maturity, and with a rounded crown in shape. [1] Figure 2: Spanish Oak tree

  4. Bark and Twig • The bark of the Spanish Oak is dark brown in color, it is divided by shallow fissures, and it is covered in thin scales. [2] • The twigs are stout and the color is reddish-brown in the Autumn and they later turn ashy-gray. [2] Figure 4: Twig of Spanish Oak Figure 3: Bark of Spanish Oak

  5. Leaf • The leaves of a Spanish Oak are arranged alternately, they are simple, ovate in shape and narrow and rounded at the base. The margin can vary from 3-7 bristled lobes. [2] Figure 5: leaf of Spanish Oak

  6. Bud • The buds are oval in shape, they can grow from 1/8 to ¼ of an inch long, and they are covered in scales that are chestnut-brown in color. [3] Figure 6: Buds on Spanish Oak

  7. Flower and Fruit • The flowers of a Spanish Oak are Monoecious, they can grow from 3-5 inches long they are covered in scales and coated with rusty tomentum. [3] • The fruit of the Spanish oak are nut, ellipsoidal in shape and rounded at the apex, they can grow up to ½ an inch long, they are orange-brown in color and sometimes 1/3 of the length is covered in a saucer-shaped cup. [3] Figure 7: Flower of Spanish Oak Figure 8: Fruit of Spanish Oak

  8. Habitat and Range • The Spanish Oak grows on dry, sandy, or clay loams in forests, or it can grow as an ornamental street or lawn tree. The range varies from the New England States down to northern Florida and stretches westward toward eastern Texas and all the way up to southern Missouri. [4] Figure 9: Range of Spanish Oak

  9. Uses • The Spanish Oak has many uses, it can be used for lumber, pulp, furniture, cabinets, veneer, millwork, fuel, and many others. [5] Figure 10: Antique table made from the wood of a Spanish Oak

  10. References of Data • Shape, Form, and Type- • 2010. Roger P. Belanger. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://forestry.about.com/library/silvics/blsilquefal.htm • Bark , Twig, and Leaf- • 2010. Roger P. Belanger. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf • Bud, Flower, and Fruit- • 2010. Roger P. Belanger. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf • Uses- • 2010. Roger P. Belanger. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf • Habitat and Range- • 2010. Roger P. Belanger. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://forestry.about.com/library/silvics/blsilquefal.htm

  11. References of Pictures • Figure 1: classification table- • 2010. Plants Profile. USDA. QuercusfalcataMichx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUFA • Figure 2: Spanish Oak tree- • 2010. Matthew Seward. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.matthewseward.com-a.googlepages.com/MarketingPlansample.doc • Figure 3: Bark of Spanish Oak – • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata • Figure 4: Twig of Spanish Oak – • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata • Figure 5: Leaf of Spanish Oak- • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata

  12. Reference of Pictures Cont. • Figure 6: Bud- • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata • Figure 7: Flower – • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata • Figure 8: Fruit- • 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata • Figure 9: range of Spanish Oak- • 2010. R. M. Krinard. QuercusfalcataMichx. Southern Red Oak. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/falcata.htm • Figure 10: Table made from Spanish Oak- • 2010. Mr. Beasley’s Antiques. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010. http://www.mrbeasleys.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=1685

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