Monday, February 19, 2018

Post Oak - Quercus stellata

Fagaceae - Beech Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 44
Post Oak
Quercus stellata



Spring
Post Oak by Mary Tricia
Post Oak a photo by Mary Tricia on Flickr.
Summer

Post Oak - Quercus stellata


Post Oak Tree
The Post Oak tree is a medium sized tree that usually grows up to 40 feet with a diameter of 1-2 feet.
The leaves can be 2-6 inches long. They have distinctive cross-shaped lobes. The leaf is rough textured and the underside is hairy.

Fall

The Post Oak Tree at the Asheville Botanical Gardens.

The Post Oak Tree at the Asheville Botanical Gardens.

The Post Oak in the early fall.  This Post Oak lives in  Arkansas.
Winter


Post Oak
Winter Pine cone collecting

For the love of the trees,
Becky


from my journal

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