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Shingle Oak Quercus Imbricaria ILLINOIS RANGE Leaves shingle oak Quercus imbricaria Kingdom: Plantae FEATURES Division: Magnoliophyta Shingle oak is also known as Jack oak and laurel oak. Class: Magnoliopsida This deciduous tree may grow to 70 feet tall with a Order: Fagales trunk diameter of three feet. The trunk is straight and covered with dark brown, deeply furrowed bark. Family: Fagaceae The red-brown twigs show a star-shaped pith in ILLINOIS STATUS cross-section. Leaves are arranged alternately along the twigs. These simple, lance-shaped leaves may be common, native six inches long and two inches wide. Each leaf is dark green, smooth and shiny on the upper surface and paler and hairy on the lower surface. The hairy leafstalk is approximately one-half inch long. Male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers are separate but develop on the same tree. The flowers are tiny and lack petals. Male flowers are clustered in thin, yellow catkins. Female flowers are borne in a small cluster. The fruit is an acorn. These dark brown acorns are nearly spherical. Less than half of the acorn is enclosed by the red-brown, slightly hairy cup. BEHAVIORS Shingle oak may be found throughout Illinois. It grows in field edges and woods. Flowers are produced from April through May. Flowers are leaves pollinated through wind action. Birds and mammals act to disperse the seeds. The fruits, leaves, stems ILLINOIS RANGE and buds of this tree provide a source of food for some wildlife species. Shingle oak wood is used to produce shingles and in general construction. The red-brown wood of this tree is hard and heavy. © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2021. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. tree emerging leaves and flowers © Faye Frankland Aquatic Habitats leaves in winter bottomland forests Woodland Habitats bottomland forests; southern Illinois lowlands; upland deciduous forests Prairie and Edge Habitats edge © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2021. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources..
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