Quercus rubra
Location: North edge, midway, two specimens
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Range: Widespread throughout Eastern U.S.
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Red oak acorns are at the top of the food preference list for blue jays, wild turkeys, squirrels, small rodents, whitetail deer, raccoons, and black bears. Deer also browse the buds and twigs in wintertime. Link Link Link Distribution photo photo photo Genus: Quercus (oaks) Family: Fagaceae (beech) Order: Fagales (woody plants) Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Phylum/Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) |