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Southern Live & Laurel Oaks

Quercus virginiana & Quercus laurifolia

Photo by 1Sarah2
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A southern Live Oak & a Laurel Oak are intertwined. The laurel oak is in the foreground in the 1st & 2nd pictures. It has a straight trunk, smoother bark, & a greener/grayer color. The southern live oak has brown rough bark with deep grooves; its branches spread out widely (in older trees, the branches will dip down to the ground before starting back up again).

Habitat:

Local nature preserve. Forested.

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Amazing form here! Nice share! Welcome to the group 1Sarah2!

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