Quercus macrocarpa

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Irregular, round shape; large tree 70 to 80 feet tall

LEAVES Simple; alternate; four to eight inches long; five to seven rounded lobes; glossy, dark green above and pale green below

FLOWER Small spikes for female, drooping catkins for male

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Large, two-inch diameter, fringed acorns

BARK Dark gray to gray-brown; becoming deeply ridged and furrowed when mature

 

Bright green, glossy lobed leaf.    

Photo of large dark green, tree with a rounded canopy.

Close-up of dark brown bark with deep ridges.    

Close-up of vegetative buds on a bare limb.