NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 219 



ftuercus nigra L. Water oak. 



Q. aguatica Walt. 



Range : 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 



Fruit : Acorn ; biennial, available October-November. 



A large tree ; rapid growing in good soils ; occurs in sand, loam and other 

 soils; wood somewhat used commercially; much cultivated ; very susceptible to 

 mistletoe; 400-600 seeds per pound. A form described as Q. microcarya Small 

 occurs on Stone Mountain, Ga. 



ftuercus nitescens, see Quercus novomexicana,. 



Quercus novomexicana (DC.) Eydb. New Mexican shinnery. 



Q. douglasii novomexicana DC., Q. nitescens Rydb. 

 Range : 11, 13, 14, 16. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub to small or large tree. 



ftuercus oblongifolia Torr. Mexican blue oak. 



Range: 10, 11, 17. 

 Site: dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 



A large shrub to small or large trees ; evergreen ; often thicket forming, 

 especially at the heads of canyons ; produces fruit even as a shrub. 

 Observations: Highly palatable to captive deer. 



ftuercus obtusa, see Quercus laurifolia. 



ftuercus obtusifolia (DC.) Rydb. 

 Q. undulata obtusifolia DC. 

 Range: 14, 29. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub to small tree. 



ftuercus oerstediana, see Quercus garryana. 

 ftuercus pagoda, see Quercus rubra. 

 ftuercus pagodaefolia, see Quercus rubra. 



ftuercus palmeri Engelm. Palmer oak. 



Q. chrysolepis palmeri Engelm. 

 Range : 5, 10, 11. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, biennial. 

 A large, divaricately-branched, evergreen shrub. 



ftuercus palustris Muench. Pin oak. 



Range : 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29. 

 Site: Well-drained, sun. 



Fruit : Acorn ; biennial, available September-October. 



A large tree ; root system well developed laterally ; rather rapid growing and 

 short-lived ; resistant to dust and smoke ; free from insects and disease ; cop- 

 pices fairly well ; much cultivated ; wood used commercially ; 600 seeds per 

 pound. 



Observations: Bob white, mourning dove; cottontail rabbit. 



ftuercus pauciloba Rydb. MacDougal oak. 



Range : 13, 14. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub, or more commonly a small to large tree. 



ftuercus phellos I*. Willow oak. 



Range : 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn ; biennial, available in October. 



A large tree ; occurs in sandy and other soils ; wood used commercially ; much 

 cultivated ; 600 seeds per pound. 



Stomach records: Gray fox. Observations: Wild turkey, mourning dove, 

 bobwhite. 



