Taxon

Quercus pagoda

 
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Quercus pagoda - cherrybark oak, swamp red oak
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: cherrybark oak, swamp red oak
Family: Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym: Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia, Quercus pagodifolia
Distribution: s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous tree which grows to 100' or more in its native habitat. Branches are light brown and conspicuously hairy. Leaves are alternate, elliptic to rounded at the base, 5-11 broad lobes often sickle-shaped (falcate). Middle lobe pronounced. Fruit is a nut (acorn) held in a saucer-shaped cup. A handsome, full-bodied tree with leaves displaying a lacquer-like luster late into fall. Useful as a large shade or specimen tree. Plant in spring only.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: OAK: BL33 (BL33) • Accession: D2001-1330.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: OAK: BM36 (BM36) • Accession: D1992-0394.001
  • 3: PCA: BU17 (BU17) • Accession: D2001-1331.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: SEC: AT26 (AT26) • Accession: D2001-1330.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: SEC: AT26 (AT26) • Accession: D2001-1330.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: SEC: AU26 (AU26) • Accession: D2001-1331.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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