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  Digital Flora of Texas Vascular Plant Image Library query results: Quercus virginiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Fagaceae: Quercus virginiana (jpeg) TAMU Campus Flora, photo by Jennifer Simek (whole tree, relative to Bolton Hall, from the south (the Century Oak) on 23 Oct 97) south of the Bolton Hall (overview map or zoom)
Fagaceae: Quercus virginiana (jpeg) TAMU Campus Flora, photo by Jennifer Simek (whole tree, relative to light pole, from south side of tree (the Century Oak) on 23 Oct 97) south of the Bolton Hall (overview map or zoom)
Fagaceae: Quercus virginiana (jpeg) TAMU Campus Flora, photo by Jennifer Simek (trunk size relative to 5'8 on 23 Oct 97) south of the Bolton Hall (overview map or zoom)
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=Quercus+virginiana   (377 words)

  
 Maritime upland forests and shrublands
Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora - Carya glabra / Ilex opaca Forest (CEGL007850)
Pinus taeda - Quercus hemisphaerica / Osmanthus americanus / Ilex glabra Woodland (CEGL003619)
Quercus hemisphaerica - Pinus taeda - (Quercus nigra) / Osmanthus americanus var.
www.bio.unc.edu /faculty/peet/lab/CVS/veg/4-1.htm   (241 words)

  
 Florida Nature: Quercus virginiana - Live Oak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Quercus virginiana - Live oak (Quercus virginiana) covered with Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides).
Quercus virginiana - This is the same live oak tree as in the above photo, photographed exactly two years later.
Quercus virginiana - Live oak leaves and flower catkins (Quercus virginiana) surrounded by Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides).
www.floridanature.org /species.asp?species=Quercus_virginiana   (116 words)

  
 Standardized National Vegetation Classification System: Appendices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Forest Alliance Populus tremuloides Forest Alliance Populus tremuloides-Betula papyrifera Forest Alliance Quercus alba Forest Alliance Quercus alba-Q. rubra-(Carya ovata) Forest Alliance Quercus alba-Q. rubra-Q. mcrocarpa Forest Alliance Quercus falcata-Q. alba-Carya spp.
virginiana Shrubland Alliance Pinus taeda Upland Shrubland Alliance MIDWEST Juniperus communis Shrubland Alliance WEST Abies lasiocarpa Shrubland Alliance IV.A.2.b Needle-leaved evergreen shrubland (e.g., scrub bog) IV.A.3 MICROPHYLLOUS EVERGREEN SHRUBLAND (e.g., sagebrush) MIDWEST Aretmisia cana ssp.
Quercus marilandica scrub Alliance Shepherdia argentea Shrubland Alliance Symphoricarpos occidentalis Shrubland Alliance WEST Acer glabrum Shrubland Alliance Amelanchier alnifolia Shrubland Alliance Amelanchier utahensis Shrubland Alliance Artemisia cana Shrubland Alliance Artemisia cana ssp.
biology.usgs.gov /npsveg/classification/appendix.html   (1689 words)

  
 Species:
This variety occurs in sandhills with other nearly evergreen scrub oaks including Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii) and myrtle oak (Q. myrtifolia) [33].
In addition to overstory associates mentioned in SAF cover types, common associates of live oak include southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), water oak (Quercus nigra), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), red bay (Persia bobonia), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Live oak litter burns at lower temperatures than the litter of turkey oak (Quercus laevis), post oak, or longleaf pine [52,25].
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/quevir/all.html   (3654 words)

  
 Quercu_virginic
Live oak, Virginia oak, southern live oak, sand live oak, scrub live oak, Texas live oak.
Quercus virginiana is variable in its morphology depending on its location in the coastal strand.
Those closest to scrub areas tend to be low-growing shrubs, while those further upland grow as large, spreading, long-lived trees which dominate the canopy.
www.sms.si.edu /irlspec/Quercu_virginic.htm   (1007 words)

  
 JUVENILITY AS A FACTOR IN PROPAGATING QUERCUS VIRGINIANA MILL.
JUVENILITY AS A FACTOR IN PROPAGATING QUERCUS VIRGINIANA MILL.
The Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.), commonly grown from acorns commercially, was successfully propagated with juvenile stem tip cuttings and suckers under intermittent mist.
Differences in rooting response were demonstrated between juvenile and adult wood, and apparent genetic differences in ability to root appeared among trees selected for cuttings.
www.actahort.org /books/56/56_30.htm   (88 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Live Oak Quercus virginiana
They are often confused with Sand Live Oaks (Quercus geminata) which is a slow growing, smaller oak.
Young trees, when not rootbound for years in a pot before planting, and given lots of water after planting, will grow with amazing rapidity to a large size within 10 to 15 years, so anyone living in their growing range, needing shade, should consider planting this, the "King of Trees."
At first I thought it might be a laurel oak so I took a leaf home with me for a better ID. Sure enough it was Quercus virginiana, although it wasn't stately like those growing down south but was still a great find.
davesgarden.com /pf/go/2069   (1577 words)

  
 Plant of the Week 01/24/2005: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Plant of the Week 01/24/2005: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
The southern live oak (Quercus virginiana Miller) is native to the coastal plain of the U.S.—southern Virginia to Florida to eastern Texas—and the very symbol of the 'Old South'.
These large spreading trees seem evergreen; new leaves are set as the previous year's leaves are falling.
www.killerplants.com /plant-of-the-week/20050124.asp   (417 words)

  
 Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Growth Habits: Tree up to 60 feet tall (18 m)
Quercus virginiana L., live oak is most commonly found on the lower Coastal Plain of southeastern United States.
The tree can grow up to an average of 50 feet in height and 36-48 inches in diameter, but can have trunks over 70 inches in diameter.
www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Fagaceae/Quercus_virginiana.html   (419 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Quercus virginiana (live oak) | USDA PLANTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
PLANTS Profile for Quercus virginiana (live oak)
Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Quercus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=QUVI   (174 words)

  
 Georgia State Tree Live Oak Quercus virginiana
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana P. Mill.): Tree Identification Fact Sheet from the Virginia Tech.
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Quercus virginiana (Live Oak): Plant Encyclopedia from MyGardenGuide.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/trees/ga_live_oak.htm   (646 words)

  
 Research & Extension Center Virtual Herbarium - Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Research and Extension Center Virtual Herbarium - Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Live Oak can be found growing in sandy or gravelly soils of the Edwards Plateau and South Texas Plains.
The bark is used to create tannin a substance used to tan leather.
uvalde.tamu.edu /herbarium/quvi.htm   (184 words)

  
 live oak, Quercus virginiana (Fagales: Fagaceae) @ Forestry Images
live oak, Quercus virginiana (Fagales: Fagaceae) @ Forestry Images
Magnoliopsida > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
Avenue of live oaks, entrance to Wormsloe plantation.
www.forestryimages.org /browse/subimages.cfm?sub=3349   (86 words)

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