Directory of Quercus Resources

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Quercus is the genus of the tree commonly known as oak. The trees are characterised by their fruit, 'acorns'. There are around 100 species, found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere, with the distribution extending into the northern tropics.

Subcategories

• Quercus agrifolia
• Quercus alba
• Quercus arizonica
• Quercus bicolor
• Quercus chrysolepis
• Quercus coccinea
• Quercus douglasii
• Quercus ellipsoidalis
• Quercus emoryi
• Quercus falcata
• Quercus gambelii
• Quercus garryana
• Quercus grisea
• Quercus ilex
• Quercus kelloggii
• Quercus laevis
• Quercus laurifolia
• Quercus lobata
• Quercus lyrata
• Quercus macrocarpa
• Quercus marilandica
• Quercus michauxii
• Quercus muehlenbergii
• Quercus phellos
• Quercus prinus
• Quercus robur
• Quercus rubra
• Quercus stellata
• Quercus suber
• Quercus turbinella
• Quercus velutina
• Quercus virginiana

Resources in This Category

• California Oaks

  http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/oaks/california_oak1.html
  Descriptions and pictures of the oaks native to California from Las Pilitas Nursery.

• California Oaks Foundation

  http://www.californiaoaks.org/
  Non-profit educational organization committed to preserving the state's oak forest ecosystem and its rural landscapes.

• Common Oaks of Florida

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_common_oaks_of_florida
  Descriptions and illustrations of 19 species.

• International Oak Society

  http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/
  Nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the study and cultivation of the true oaks (genus Quercus). News, events and publications.

• Quercus acutissima: Sawtoot Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=67
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus coccifera

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0726-1.html
  Photographs of flowering leafy shoots.

• Quercus fontanesii

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0727-1.html
  Image of foliage and catkins.

• Quercus havardii

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/quehav/all.html
  Information on distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus hemisphaerica: Darlington Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=241
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus ilicifolia: Bear Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=69
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus imbricaria: Shingle Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=70
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus incana

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/queinc/all.html
  Distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus incana: Bluejack Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=368
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus margarettae: Sand Post Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=427
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus nigra

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quenig/all.html
  Distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus nigra: Water Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=73
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus oblongifolia

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/queobl/all.html
  Information on distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus oleoides

  http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/vinales/eng/quercus_oleoides.htm
  Description of this evergreen tree, with photographs of leaves, flowers and bark.

• Quercus pagoda: Cherrybark Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=336
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form..

• Quercus palustris

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quepal/all.html
  Distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus palustris: Pin Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=74
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus petraea

  http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/fagaceae/quercus-petraea.htm
  Information on the Durmast Oak and photographs of its foliage.

• Quercus pungens

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quepun/all.html
  Information on distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus shumardii

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/queshu/all.html
  Distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

• Quercus shumardii: Shumard Oak

  http://www.dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=169
  Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, acorn, twig, bark and form.

• Quercus wislizenii

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/quewis/all.html
  Distribution and occurrence; value and use; characteristics; and fire ecology.

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