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:

Quercus ilicifolia on www.carolinanature.com

Quercus ilicifolia on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

Quercus ilicifolia at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Quercus ilicifolia on PlantSystematics.org

Quercus ilicifolia at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Quercus ilicifolia on 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, MA
≈ 6 × 3½" (14 × 9.4 cm)

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

8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, MA
≈ 2½ × 2½" (6.6 × 6.5 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, MA
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

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

9/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, MA
≈ 4 × 3½" (10 × 9.5 cm)

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

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

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