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Southern live oak

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Southern Live Oak
Wide-spreading, large-trunked Oaks are known for their long life, strength and majestic beauty. They have many forms, but are mostly deciduous trees and some shrubs. Some like wet soil, while others prefer dry.

 


Quercus virginiana. SOUTHERN LIVE OAK. Southeastern United States
FAGACEAE (Oak or beech family) ...

Unlike the southern live oak (Q. virginiana), the white oak sheds its leaves to reveal similar wide spreading muscular branches that sweep the ground. This ancient fellow resides at Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum.

Quercus shumardii (Shumard Red Oak, Texas Red Oak)
Quercus suber (Cork Oak)
Quercus turbinella (Shrub Live Oak)
Quercus virginiana (Southern Live Oak)
Quercus wislizenii (Interior Live Oak, Highland Live Oak) ...

Quercus shumardii - Shumard Oak
Quercus similis - Delta Post Oak
Quercus sinuata - Bastard Oak
Quercus suber - Cork Oak
Quercus stellata - Post Oak
Quercus velutina - Black Oak
Quercus virginiana - Southern Live Oak ...

See also: Live oak, Oak, Holly, Quercus, Quercus Suber