NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 
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ftuercus nigra L. Water oak. 
Q. aquatica 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. 
Quercus nitescens, see Qiiercus novomeoeicana. 
Quercus novomexicana (DO.) Rydb. New Mexican shinnery. 
Q. doufflasii 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. 
Quercus 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. 
Cluercus obtusa, see Quercus laurifolia. 
Cluercus obtusifolia (DC.) Rydb. 
Q. tindulata obtusifolia DC. 
Range: 14, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Acorn, annual. 
A large shrub to small tree. 
Quercus oerstediana, see Quercus garryana. 
Quercus pagoda, see Quercus rubra. 
Quercus pagodaefolia, see Quercus rubra. 
Quercus palmeri Engelm. Palmer oak. 
Q. chrysolepis palmeri Engelm. 
Range : 5, 10, 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit : Acorn, biennial. 
A large, divaricately-branched, evergreen shrub. 
Quercus 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: Bobwhite, mourning dove; cottontail rabbit. 
Quercus 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. 
Quercus phellos L. 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. 
