Post Oak - Quercus stellata
Description of Plant
Leaf: The leaves are ovate being 20 cm in length and 10o cm in width. They have 2-3 pairs of lobes and are often narrow at the base. The top of the leaf is dark green and rough and the underside is more grayish and hairy.
Bark: The bark is gray-brown in color, flaky and ridged.
Flower: The male flower is yellow-green and in dropping catkins, whereas the female flower is inconspicuous and also on the same tree. Both appear in the late spring.
Fruit: An acorn that can be up to 3 cm long and about 1/3 of it is enclosed in a cup.
Form: This deciduous tree can reach a height of 65 feet.
Description of Plant
This tree is also referred to as the "iron oak". The wood is sometimes used for construction timbers and railroad cross-ties.
Copyright
© Sue Grabowski, Gail Slowinski, Carl Schurz High School 2003
References
Coombes, Allen, J, Smithsonian Handbook of Trees, Dorling Kindersley, London, 2002.
Little, Elbert, L., Field Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1980.
Symonds, George, W.D., The Tree Identification Book, Quill Publishing, New York, N.Y. 1958.
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