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* Grown mostly as a novelty due to the heart shaped fruit. * Wyman says the kernals come out whole. The shells are hard and the meats flavorful. * Differs from the straight species in that the nuts are heart-shaped, thin-shelled, and easily cracked.

* Shumard Oak lumber is grouped with other Red Oak lumber for use in flooring, furniture, interior trim, decorative molding, paneling, and cabinetry. It is found locally north to southern Michigan, southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the extreme south...

* A stately shade tree for the lawn, particularly in drier locations, with excellent fall color. Palustris), which has "U"-shaped sinuses and the acorns are half covered by a deep cap.

* Quercus robur is cultivated as an ornamental tree in the temperate regions of most continents. The acorns form a valuable food resource for several small mammals and some birds, notably Eurasian Jays Garrulus glandarius.

* Butternut grows quickly, but is rather short-lived for a tree, rarely living longer than 75 years. * It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, rarely 30 m, and 40–80 cm stem diameter, with light gray bark .

It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska, and as far south as Mission, Texas. * Quercus macrocarpa is a large deciduous tree growing up to 30 m (100 ft), rarely 40 m (130 ft), in height, and is one of the most massive...

* Laurel oak is a medium sized, mostly deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically grows to 40-60' (less frequently to 100') tall with a broad, rounded crown. * It will tolerate the wetter sites in association with other oak species but will not...

Very fast growing 3-6' per year with buttery-yellow fall coloring. Developed in conjunction with the USDA, this beautiful landscape tree is completely resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.

* Wildlife such as deer, ducks, and geese, as well as other animals are attracted to this tree when acorns are dropping in the fall. * The bark resembles the White Oak. * Over 400 Swamp White Oak trees are being planted in the newly constructed September...

Reaches its largest size in southern Illinois and Indiana. * An ornamental and shade tree, it is also suitable for hedges, screens, and windbreaks. Rare in the east, abundant in the lower Ohio valley and middle of Mississippi valley.

However, the swamp chestnut oak is a larger tree which differs in preferred habitat, and the bark does not have the distinctive deep, rugged ridging of the chestnut oak, being thinner, scaly, and paler gray.

* Water oak is particularly suited for timber, fuel, wildlife habitat, and environmental forestry . It is adapted to wet, swampy areas, such as along ponds and stream banks, but can also tolerate well-drained sites and even heavy, compacted soils.

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels.

* The tree starts acorn production around 15 years of age, earlier than many oak species. * Willow oaks can grow moderately fast (height growth up to 60 cm / 2 feet a year), and tend to be conic to oblong when young, rounding out and gaining girth at...

It has thin scaly brown bark. * It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing 10-15 m tall and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, rarely more. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian...

Sylvatica ), and intergrades with it in the Balkans and northwest Turkey; these hybrids with European Beech are named Fagus x taurica . It is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to 45 m tall and 3m trunk diameter, though more typically 25-35...

* It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular.

* Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .

* The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long...

Cerris , a section of the genus characterised by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, bristle-tipped leaf lobes, and acorns that usually mature in 18 months. It is used as an ornamental, and as a coastal windbreak.

* It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange in the fall. * A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the...

* A coniferous tree native to the Western Pacific Region. * It occurs in two localities, a southern population on Fraser Island and around Maryborough , and a northern population on the Atherton Tableland west of Cairns.

Indeed they sprang forward at such a rate as presently to dwarf their pure breed relatives." * They are commonly used in California as a rootstock for English Walnut, inspiring more vigor in the trees.

* A large roundish or oval shrub or small tree; inconspicuous creamy flowers, dark blue fruit on red stems; likes moist acid soil, full sun or part shade; native to swamps but does well in drier conditions; salt tolerant; native from Delaware to Florida.

The specific name palustris means "of swamps ". It is native from Massachusetts to Delaware and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. * It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks , which have a strong, deep...

It is used medicinally. * Liquidambar formosana is a large, native, deciduous tree that grows up to 30-40m tall. It is usually found in East Asia in Central and Southern China, Taiwan, and Indochina.

It is used for cabinet making. This is an extremely rare tree, almost extinct in its native range. Several sources say that it is a relatively short tree compared with the American relative.