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* 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 maturity (i.e. more than 50 years) * The willow oak has leaves,somewhat like the willow.

* They closely resembles the chestnut oak Quercus prinus, and for that reason has sometimes been treated as a variety of that species. * The wood is similar to, and usually marketed mixed with, other white oaks.

* It is rarely a predominant tree, but it grows in association with many other species. * The scientific name honors Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753–1815), a Lutheran pastor and amateur botanist in Pennsylvania .

In Missouri, the average number of mature acorns per tree was generally higher than for other oaks over a 5-year period, but the number of acorns differed greatly from year to year and from tree to tree within the same stand.

The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked.

Rare in the east, abundant in the lower Ohio valley and middle of Mississippi valley. Specific epithet comes from Latin and means to place in an overlapping order, as with tile or shingles.

* They closely resembles the chestnut oak Quercus prinus, and for that reason has sometimes been treated as a variety of that species. * The wood is similar to, and usually marketed mixed with, other white oaks.

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. It grows in dry woodlands and forest edges and can reach 4 – 8 m tall with stems 10 – 25 cm thick with smooth gray bark.

The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked.

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. It grows in dry woodlands and forest edges and can reach 4 – 8 m tall with stems 10 – 25 cm thick with smooth gray bark.

The leaves are deciduous , rounded, 6–12 cm long and across, softly hairy on both surfaces, and with a double-serrate margin. * Common hazel is typically a shrub reaching 3–8 m tall, but can reach 15 m.

This is an evergreen tree growing to 12 meters in height and width. It is native to the low-elevation woodlands of the Himalayas in China , India , and surrounding nations and it is naturalized in parts of Australia and New Zealand .

This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity. The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous. * A shrub at Kew was 2 metres tall and 2 metres wide inJuly 1996 with a reasonable crop of immature fruit.

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

It is native from Massachusetts to Delaware and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. The leaves are deeply lobed, pointy 3-6" and turn winey red, russet-red or bronzy in fall. The specific name palustris means "of swamps ".

It is hardy to zone 7. It can reach 40 m tall (though 15–25 m is more usual) in the California Coast Ranges , and can have a trunk diameter of 60–190 cm. * Lithocarpus densiflorus , commonly known as the Tanoak or Tanbark-oak , is an evergreen tree...

* The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. They are used like broccoli. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains , excluding...

The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. * The wood is hard, tough, elastic. A very good fuel, burning well and giving off a lot of heat.

Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. * The fruit is a source of food for a lot of bird species, including the Northern Bobwhite Quail and the Wild Turkey . If this does not happen, this species will regrow a shoot.

* Quercus macrocarpa is cultivated by plant nurseries for use in gardens, parks, and as a street tree. * Quercus macrocarpa is known as a massive shade tree that can tolerate prolonged drought.

It is most common in chaparral habitat in central Arizona , through the transition zone of the Mogollon Rim – White Mountains , but also southeast Arizona in the Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges of sky islands .

* A symmetrically pyramidal tree with lustrous dark green needles that are very aromatic. It has also proved to be more heat tolerant than the species. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the needles.

* One of the all around largest sunflowers available to growVery Impressive! * Flower heads are 18-24 inches across.

* In culture, since 1882. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow . Fruiting in September. * Common in mixed and coniferous forests as undergrowth , sometimes, especially in the burned areas and clearings , forms thickets.

Palustris), which has "U"-shaped sinuses and the acorns are half covered by a deep cap. Since it is a large tree, it must be planted in a location where it will have sufficient space to grow upward and spread to its mature size.

Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. This species is very closely related to C. The seed must be separated from the fruit flesh since this contains germination inhibitors.

* The straight woody shoots produced by the plant can be used as prods, skewers or arrows. A non-drying oil is also obtained from the pericarp, it is used for lighting. * good quality charcoal is obtained from the wood, the wood also makes an excellent...