Fagaceae - Beech Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 42
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Spring
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The Willow Oak is similar to the other willows; however, easy to distinguish from the others by the acorns and bristle tips on the end of the leaves.
Many birds and small mammals depend on the acorns of this tree for food throughout the winter.
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| Quercus phellos - Willow Oak |
Summer
The way to ID a willow oak this time of year is by the leaf. The leaf is very narrow, simple, alternate, up to 5 inches long and 1 inch wide. The leaf has a bristle tip and the margins have no teeth. The surface of the leaf is smooth and the underside may have hairs along the midrib.
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| The Willow Oak in the summer. |
Fall
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| The Willow Oak Tree |
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| The Willow Oak Tree |
This tree lives at the Asheville Botanical Gardens by the Gazebo and the creek. Today, the leaves are beautiful in red and orange.
www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org
Winter
I will be adding my Winter Photo soon....
The Champion Willow Oak in the United States.
http://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/willow-oak-quercus-phellos-2/
WILLOW OAK
QUERCUS PHELLOS
This champion Willow Oak of Virginia made its debut on the list of American Forests Champion Trees in , as it is the largest known tree of its species in the country. By recognizing these champions, we recognize the beauty and critical ecosystem services provided by our biggest and oldest trees.
| LOCATION | Northampton, VA |
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| Nominated by | Jack Wilkins |
| Year Nominated 2013 |
| STATUS | CHAMPION |
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| TREE CIRCUMFERENCE | 328 |
| HEIGHT | 105 |
| CROWN SPREAD | 137 |
| TOTAL POINTS | 467 |
For the love of the trees,
Becky
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| from my journal... |
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