Quercus macrocarpa Michx. - Accepted: Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. - Accepted: Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Flowers

monoecious

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

acorns are the largest ones compared to any other North American oaks

Fruit ecology

animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (by rodents and blue jays)

Root type

long taproot

Natural occurrence (habitat)

oak savannas, prairies, woodlands, oak-hickory forests

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate, mesophytic broad-leaved and mixed forests and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Life span

long-lived tree (300 to 400 years old)

Usage

ornamental tree (park tree); wood is industrially used for railroad ties, cabinetry and tight cooperage as well as for hardwood flooring and fence posts; the bark has been used as a mordant for fixing dyes

Bark

medium grey and rugged bark

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The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;