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Southern Red Oak
The bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked by rough ridges and plates. The wood of the Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, roughly spherical and orange-brown. Songbirds, turkey, a variety of small mammals and deer eat the nuts. The acorns are usually produced singly, and biennially. The Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites. The Southern red oak is also referred to as Spanish oak. It is a tree of the Old South, ranging from Maryland to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. ... more
Goldenrain Tree-Chin. Flame They are lantern-like in appearance, form in fall. Chinese Flame trees are drought tolerant and can tolerate poor drainage, poor soils, smog and temperature extremes. The Chinese Flame tree, Koelreuteria bipinnata, is a deciduous tree that has a round canopy. The beautiful yellow flowers, 2" long, in clusters 8-14" long, bloom June-August. The deep, non-invasive roots rarely disturb sidewalks. It is a medium to rapid growing tree with medium green oval leaves. It does best in full sun. The beautiful flower clusters attract birds and bees. The seed pods are long and orange, red or salmon-colored papery in color. |
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