Leaves: Simple, alternate, oblong 4-6" long, non lobed, round at the base and coarsely and regularly toothed with 10 to 14 pairs of rounded teeth. Dark lustrous yellow-green above grayish underneath with a petiole 1/2 to 1" long.

LOCATION

Owner: Joshua Koons
Nominated by: Andrew Saunders(July 2009)
Accessible: Private residence, Backyard 250 Clover St. Athens, GA
Coordinates: State Plane
GA West NAD83 (feet)
E: 2,525,663 N: 1,441,709


Notes: Also called a rock oak, this species is a medium sized oak and is a tree of rocky places. Here it associates with various oaks and hickories, pitch and Virginia pine. The nut is richly brown, enclosed in a cup covering half the nut, is sweet and relished by squirrels and other hard-mast loving wild life. The trees are used for fire wood, fence posts, railroad ties and is a good source of tannin. The intertwining roots are wide spread and serve as important erosion control structures.

Bark:Dark reddish brown to dark gray, mature bark with deep v-shaped furrows with broad ridges covered with small scales, and up to 1 1/2" thick

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