Oak (3)
Gambel Oak Family:
Beech (Fagaceae) Grows as a small tree or large shrub forming dense thickets to 20ft tall. Leaves are deeply lobed, leathery and shiny and up to 6" long. New leaves feel soft and velvety. They turn bronze in the Fall but remain on tree. The bark is rough and brownish-gray. Acorns are less than 1" long and edible.
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Wavyleaf Oak Family:
Beech (Fagaceae) Very similar to Gambel Oak in habit but leaves are not so deeply lobed. Flora of North America considers it a hybrid of Gambel Oak. |
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Gray Oak Family:
Beech (Fagaceae) Also similar to Gambel Oak in habit but leathery leaves are dull, gray-green or yellowish with sharply toothed edges that have a spiny tip. The leaves have very prominent veins and star-shaped hairs on both sides. Flora of North America reference. |