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Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Photo by chesterbperry
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35.0847, -85.238

Field Notes

Description:

A willow oak flowering. All of the oaks have edible acorns, the red oak group to which this species belong being the most bitter. The flavor can be tamed by soaking or boiling in water, the tannins responsible being water soluble.

Habitat:

Urban greenway-S Chickamauga creek

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Eastern North America Trees
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PublishedApril 22, 2013

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