Family Fagaceae Index – Beech, Chinkapin and Oak

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	Family Fagaceae Index – Beech, Chinkapin, Oak trees are a symbol of strength and stability; acorns are symbolic of enormous potential in a small package. Here are pictures and information on some of the oldest oak and beech on the planet.	Custom Search

Late afternoon sun on midwinter beech foliage can be quite spectacular!

American Beech Tree – Fagus grandifolia 01/29/2015 Bur Oak – Quercus macrocarpa 02/05/2015 Chestnut Oak – Quercus prinus 02/05/2015 Chestnut Tree – Castanea sp. 01/30/2015 Chinquapin Oak / Chinkapin Oak – Quercus muhlenbergii 01/26/2015 Copper Beech – Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' 02/05/2015 Cut-leaved European Beech – Fagus sylvatica var. 'Laciniata' 02/05/2015 Durmast Oak – Quercus petraea 02/05/2015 English Oak – Quercus robur 02/05/2015 European Beech – Fagus sylvatica 01/26/2015 European Beech – Fagus sylvatica var. 'Zlatia' 01/26/2015 Family Fagaceae – Beech, Chinkapin and Oak 02/05/2015 Family Fagaceae Index – Beech, Chinkapin and Oak 02/08/2015 Flowering Plants Index 12/16/2014 Liaotung Oak – Quercus liaotungensis 02/05/2015 Mongolian Oak – Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata 02/05/2015 Nutall Oak – Quercus nuttallii 02/05/2015 Oriental Beech – Fagus orientalis 01/26/2015 Oriental White Oak – Quercus aliena 02/05/2015 Pin Oak – Quercus palustris 01/13/2015 Red Oak – Quercus rubra 01/30/2015 Scarlet Oak – Quercus coccinea 02/05/2015 Schoch Oak – Quercus X schochiana 02/05/2015 Shumard Oak – Quercus shumardii 02/05/2015 Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor 01/26/2015 Tree Encyclopedia 02/05/2015 Tree Encyclopedia Index 02/08/2015 Tree Index for Mobile 02/07/2015 White Oak – Quercus alba 01/30/2015

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Custom Search Family Fagaceae: Oak, Beech & Chinkapin There are about 900 species in this family worldwide, about 65 trees and 10 shrubs of which are native to North America. Native to the northern hemisphere, the oak genus Quercus contains about 600 species, including both deciduous and evergreen species. Tree Encyclopedia | Tree Index | Plant a tree!