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Quercus alba
Common Name: Oak, White
Slow growing when young, massive with maturity. Prefers acidic, moist, well drained soils....

Quercus bicolor
Common Name: Oak, Swamp White
Open growing with a rounded crown on a short trunk. Mature trees have rugged textured bark. Large dark green leaves turn yellow to red in the fall. Produces pairs of inch-long light brown acorns on long stalks in fall. Native to the eastern USA, gene...

Quercus coccinea
Common Name: Oak, Scarlet
Similar to Pin Oak (Q. palustris) in most aspects, but branching is somewhat less horizontal. Glossy dark green leaves are deeply cut and turn brilliant scarlet-red late in the fall. Acorns tend to be mostly covered by the cap. Native throughout the ...

Quercus macrocarpa
Common Name: Oak, Bur or Mossycup Oak
Coarse growing, wide, upright. Corky branches. Large foliage turns red in autumn. Native to the eastern USA....

Quercus palustris
Common Name: Oak, Pin
Dense, pyramidal with downward growing lower branches. Fast growing and developing into a massive pyramidal tree with a central trunk. Gray-brown bark is relatively smooth when young and becomes less furrowed with age than most oaks. Light brown acor...

Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar'
Common Name: Oak, Pin
Syn: 'Emerald Pillar'
Columnar and uniform with glossy dark green leaves. This is the most fastigiate form of Pin Oak available. Adaptable to coastal conditions....

Quercus rubra
Common Name: Oak, Red
Rounded, pyramidal, fast growing large tree, native to the eastern USA. An excellent, long lived tree for large spaces where its mature stature can be appreciated. Emerging leaves are pinkish to red in early spring, becoming lustrous dark green in su...