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It is closely related to Texas Red Oak ( Quercus buckleyi ), Nuttall's Oak ( Quercus texana ), and Chisos Red Oak ( Quercus gravesii ). It is found locally north to southern Michigan, southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the extreme south of Ontario,...

* Acorns are an important source of food for wildlife. Rare in the east, abundant in the lower Ohio valley and middle of Mississippi valley. * Wood was once used by early settlers in the midwest for shingles, hence the common name.

It is a component of the forest cover type White Oak-Black Oak-Northern Red Oak . * The scientific name honors Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753–1815), a Lutheran pastor and amateur botanist in Pennsylvania .

The seed can be dried and ground into a powder which is added to cereals and used in making bread, pies etc. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels.

* The pin oak is in the red oak subgenus: pointed lobes.The sinuses are very deeply cut and u-shaped.The amount of sinus area is approximately equivalent to the amount of actual leaf area.The upper branches point upwards, the middle branches are perpendicular...

* Differs from the straight species in that the nuts are heart-shaped, thin-shelled, and easily cracked. The shells are hard and the meats flavorful. They really are perfect hearts! * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut...

* It is commonly used as an ornamental tree in landscaping because of its fast growth and pleasing appearance. * The acorns provide food for raccoons, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkeys, squirrels, ducks, Bobwhite Quail, and small birds and rodents.

* Q.robur supports the highest biodiversity of insect herbivores of any British plant (>400 spp). Robur is a large deciduous tree 25–35 m tall (exceptionally to 50 m), with lobed and nearly sessile (very short-stalked) leaves 7–14 cm long.

One of the leading arboretum's say this about the Bald Cypresses color, ''Wonderful four-season color, appearing yellow green in spring, sage green in summer and orange to pumpkin brown in fall.'' Zones 4-9.

Album in India is noted in literature for over two thousand years. * The use of S. Album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil. * Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis

Developed in conjunction with the USDA, this beautiful landscape tree is completely resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Can grow 80-100' tall. Wonderfully versatile, it is tolerant of poor soil conditions, salt, ice, snow and extreme temperatures.

* It is one of the more important white oaks for lumber production. * Over 400 Swamp White Oak trees are being planted in the newly constructed September 11 Memorial Plaza in Manhattan.

* It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, rarely 30 m, and 40–80 cm stem diameter, with light gray bark . Oily and sweet tasting with a rich agreeable flavour. * The seed is eaten raw or ground into a powder and used with cereal flours in making...

The swamp chestnut oak's bark can be sliced into flexible strips suitable for basket weaving, and for this reason the species is sometimes called the "basket oak". * They closely resembles the chestnut oak Quercus prinus, and for that reason has sometimes...

Widely used in landscapes. * White oak is the Illinois State Tree. * It is not unusual for a white oak tree to be as wide as it is tall. * White oak grows over much of eastern North America and is an important hardwood timber tree.

* A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position.

Shipped 3 feet and up. (The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

* 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 oaks with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m (10 ft).

Introduced in 1966. Offers an impressive spread of shade. Cold-hardy.The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area.

* Large stately tree with smooth pale gray bark and obovate leaves widest near the tips, 6" veins; Dark green foilage, golden yellow in the fall. It is restricted to mountain forests, at 500-2,100 m altitude.

* Bark smooth to wrinkled. * Maple makes a handsome street tree in SE China. * The trees are evergreen, 12 to 15 m tall.

During this time they cast a heavy shade. These factors combine to make the trees eminently suitable for a mixed woodland planting with shrubs and other trees beneath them. * Logs and lumber are sold mixed with other hickories.

* A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. * With its white flowers it is beloved of bees in May and children in fall for the mahogany nuts. * Commonly found in parks and gardens and is one of the dominant landscape species.

* The fruit is readily eaten by birds. * The wood of P. * The fruit of Prunus serotina is suitable for making jam and cherry pies, and has some use in flavoring liqueurs. * Native Americans prepared decoctions of the inner bark for cough medicines and...

* 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...

Usually five people are required to harvest the tree's bark, using a small axe. Wine corks represent 15% of cork usage by weight but 66% of revenues. The tree is cultivated in Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, France, Italy and Tunisia.

* Trees may live up to 500 years according to the USDA , and a living example of 326 years was noted in 2001 by Orwig et al. * Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.