Quercus ilicifolia

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus ilicifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus ilicifolia, Wang. (Q. Banisteri, Michx. Q. nana, Sarg.). Bear or Scrub Oak. Intricately branched, spreading shrub to 10 ft. high, rarely small tree to 20 ft.: lvs. pinnately lobed. with usually 2 broad triangular lobes on each side, dark green and glabrous above,whitish tomentulose beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. short- stalked ;acorn globose-ovoid, 1/2in. or less high, embraced about one-half by the saucer-shaped cup. Maine to Va., west to Ohio and Ky. S.S. 8:424. Em. 1:170. —Growing naturally on dry rocky soil and forming dense thickets; it may be used for covering barren rocky ridges and hillsides. Hybrids with Q. coccinea, Q. velutina, Q. marilandica, and Q. Phellos are known. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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