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Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia

cherrybark oak

Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual,  USFS)

Fire Effects On
(courtesy of  U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)

North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry) 

The Great American Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry) 

Recent Champion: 86' height, 105' spread, 322" circumf., East Granby, Connecticut
National Register of Big Trees

Oak Wood Tech Sheet
(fact sheet courtesy of USFS in .pdf)  

Tree Images
(courtesy of  ForestryImages.org)

Historic Cherrybark Oak Images
(courtesy of  University of Chicago and the Library of Congress)

Buy a Cherrybark Oak Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)

Range Map
{Native Range of black oak}
-The native range of cherrybark oak, USFS.

 

Quick Stats
Common Names:  bottomland red oak, red oak, swamp red oak, swamp Spanish oak, Elliott oak
Habitat:  Better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites
Description:  The high-value red oak in the South
Uses: Used for furniture and interior finish

 

 

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