Cecilia Adorio's Illustrated Oak Collection: Quercus michauxii

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Quercus michauxii

Name: Quercus michauxii

Synonyms: Quercus bicolor var. michauxii, Quercus bicolor subsp michauxii, Quercus houstoniana, Quercus prinus, Quercus prinus var. michauxii

Local Names:   Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak

Acorn: 2.5-3 cm long; ovoid; singly or paired; enclosed 1/2 by cup; cup sessile or nearly so, with free or slightly appressed scales; maturing in 1 year; cotyledons distinct

Leaves:   10-23 x 5-12 cm; oblong; apex pointed, base cuneate; margin wavy with 9-14 pairs of teeth; shiny dark green above; grey green, tomentose beneath ; red at fall; petiole pubescent 5-20 mm long.

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References: (1) (2) (3) (4)

Additional information and links on the genus Quercus:
Plants List: Quercus
Oaks of The World
Quercus images on Google
Oak images on Google
List of genus Quercus and subgenus Cyclobalanopsis
USDA Plant List: Quercus

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From Tessa Edwards: The Ces Oak and The Giraffe: "And guess what! I've ordered a sapling oak to plant in our new garden. It's an English Oak(Quercus robur), which is a wonderfully rugged and very handsome deciduous tree which provides a rich habitat for other plants and is a valuable source of food for wildlife. It's a large tree with 'a broad head of spectacularly spreading branches filled with small clusters of catkins and flower spikes each spring' - followed by masses of acorns in lovely autumn tints of bright yellow and russet brown. I'm going to call it 'Queen Ces'. Oh yes I am! It will be my very own Magic Faraway Tree. (My friend Tessa Edwards passed away several months after she planted this tree which by that time had surpassed the giraffe's height. It is an English Oak, Quercus robur)."

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Quercus michauxii