| Quercus pagoda | |
| Author | Raf. 1838 Alsogr. Amer. 23 |
| Synonyms | falcata var. pagodifolia Elliott 1824 rubra var. leucophylla Ashe 1917 leucophylla Ashe 1918 falcata var. leucophylla (Ashe) Palmer & Steyermark 1935 pagodifolia (Elliott) Ashe 1896 |
| Local names | swamp spanish oak ; cherrybark oak ; Elliott oak ; bottomland red oak ; |
| Range | Coastal plain
of SE United States, to Texas and Missouri; 0-300 m; |
| Growth habit | reaches 36 m tall; |
| Leaves | 8-30 x 5-15
cm; apex acute; base cuneate; 2-3 pairs of lobes at right angle or nearly
so (seldom falcate), more regular than those of Q.falcata;
hairless, lustrous green above; somewhat glaucous beneath, with silky,
yellowish tomentum; petiole 2-5 cm long, thick, slightly pubescent; |
| Flowers | March-April; |
| Fruits | acorn 1-2 cm
long; rounded; blackish brown; enclosed 1/3 by cup; cup shallow, pointed
at base, with pubescent scales; acorns occur when tree is 25 years old;
maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
resembling, on aged plants, cherry's bark (with scales peeling on a smooth
trunk); twigs yellowish brown, pubescent; buds light brown, pentagonal
in cross section, 4-9 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy;
all types of soils, prefers moist ones; very fast-growing; propagation
by seeds and grafts; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A.Camus : n° 419; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, subsection Phellos; |
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