Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.

Bear oak, black scrub oak, scrub oak, turkey oak

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Bear oaks are natives of eastern North America.

Identification: These oaks are generally found as shrubs less than 15′ (4.6 m) high, with a maximum height of 18′ (5.5 m). The leaves look significantly different from those of most other oaks that occur in the same range. They are 2-5″ (5-12 cm) long. Acorns are ¼-½″ (8.4-12 mm) long, dark brown, with the cap covering about a third of the nut. See the Quercus comparison table.

Online References:

Www.carolinanature.com

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

PlantSystematics.org

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden

EFloras

References:

Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 192

8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)

Young acorns. · 6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm)

Quercus ilicifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 22 Aug 2020.

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6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

8/8/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)

9/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

5/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

6/4/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

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