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THE Southern
Red Oak
About the Southern Red
Oak :
The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is
characterized by its rough bark. The Southern red
oak is also referred to as Spanish oak. Southern Red
Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk
and large branches supporting a rounded crown. The
bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked
by rough ridges and plates. It is a tree of the Old
South, ranging from Maryland to Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas.
The acorns are usually produced singly, and
biennially. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly
spherical and orange-brown. Songbirds, turkey, a
variety of small mammals and deer eat the nuts.The
Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade
tree adapted to drier sites. The wood of the
Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained. |
