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Observations: Acorns relished by deer and bear. Poor to fair browse for 

 livestock, but acorns relished. 



Quercus schneckii, see Quercus shumardii. 



Quercus shumardii Buckl. Shumard red oak. 



Q. texana Sarg. 



Range : 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, moist. 

 Fruit : Acorn ; biennial, available in October. 



A very large tree ; occurs on limestone and other soils ; root system shallow ; 

 free from insects and diseases ; wood of value commercially. 



Var. schnecJcii (Britt.) Sarg., (Q. schneckii Britt), the Schneck red oak, oc- 

 curs also in region 17. 



Quercus sinuata, see Quercus durandii. 



Quercus stellata Wang. Post oak. 



Q. minor (Marsh.) Sarg. 



Range : 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit : Acorn ; annual, available September-October. 



A large tree; commonly occurs in poor soil such as sand and gravel; root 

 system deep ; slow growing ; long-lived ; tolerant of shade only when young ; 

 fruit produced abundantly every 2 or 3 years ; wood durable, difficult to season, 

 much used commercially ; 35-636 seeds per pound. 



Stomach records: Wild turkey. Observations: A preferred food of wild tur- 

 key; white-tailed deer. 



Quercus submolis Rydb. 



Q. iituhensis fsubmollis (Rydb.) Sarg. 

 Range : 9, 10, 11, 13, 14. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub to small tree. 



Quercus subturbinella Trel. 

 Range: 11, 14. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub to small tree. 



Quercus texana Buckl. Texas red oak. 



Range : 11, 16, 17, 20, 29. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit : Acorn, biennial. 



A small to large tree ; occurs on limestone and other soils. Var. stellapila 

 Sarg., occurs within the range of the species ; by some it is considered specifi- 

 cally distinct. 



Quercus texana, see Quercus shumardii. 



Quercus tomentella Engelm. Island live oak. 



Range : 5. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit : Acorn, biennial. 



A large evergreen tree; moderately long-lived; occurs in gravelly and other 

 soils. Possibly only a variety of Q. chrypolepis. 



Quercus toumeyi Sarg. Tourney oak. 



Range : 11. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Acorn, annual. 

 A large shrub to large tree ; more or less evergreen. 



Quercus turbinella, see Quercus dumosa. 



Quercus undulata Torr. Rocky Mountain shin oak. 



Q. vaseyana Rydb., Q. vaseyana Buckl., Q. undulata, vaseyana Rydb. 

 Range: 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Acorn, annual. 



