Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

1185
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Fagaceae
Quercus pagoda

SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database: Fagaceae
Quercus pagoda

SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Fagaceae
055-03-022b
Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia

Common Name:
Cherrybark Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak

Tree
Perennial
Deciduous
Monoecious

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Piedmont)
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in bottomland forests, esp on second terraces, per Weakley's Flora



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...Moist ...Variable

Leaves:
Simple
Alternate

Flower:
Spring

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Acorn

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p311
Landscaping with Native Trees p216
Trees of the Southeastern US p284
Woody Plants of the Southeastern US, A Winter Guide p276




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image of Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, image of Quercus pagoda
JK Marlow      jkm090221_010


February
Richland County SC
Congaree National Park

 

image of Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, image of Quercus pagoda
JK Marlow      jkm090221_013


February
Richland County SC
Congaree National Park

Acorn cup covers 1/3 to 1/2 of nut; nut 10-15mm long, about as wide, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US, A Winter Guide.

 

image of Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, image of Quercus pagoda
JK Marlow      jkm090221_016


February
Richland County SC
Congaree National Park

 

image of Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, image of Quercus pagoda
JK Marlow      jkm090221_017


February
Richland County SC
Congaree National Park

 

image of Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, image of Quercus pagoda
JK Marlow      s090221_b


February
Richland County SC
Congaree National Park

Leaves broadly wedge-shaped at base, or nearly so, per Trees of the Southeastern US.

Compare this to Quercus falcata

 

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