Shingle Oak

Quercus imbricaria

Full Body

Leaves

  1. Unlike most oaks, these leaves have no lobes

  2. Fresh cut sapwood from this tree often has a fruity smell

  3. Historically, wood was used to make roof shingles which is where the name comes from

Bark/Trunk

 

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