Quercus schneckii

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus schneckii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus schneckii, Brit. (Q. texana, Sarg., in part, not Buckl.). Fig. 3310. Tree, attaining 200 ft., with an oblong open head: lvs. almost like those of Q. coccinea, with axillary tufts of ferrugineous hairs beneath, 3-8 in. long: fr. ovoid, 1/2-1in. long, embraced about one- third by the deeply saucer-shaped cup. Ind. and Iowa to Texas and Fla. S.S. 8:411. G.F. 7:515, 517 (adapted in Fig. 3310).—Tall tree: much like Q. coccinea in foliage and like Q. rubra in fruit, but the cup somewhat deeper and smaller and pale grayish tomentose.—The Q. texana, Buckl., is a small tree of S. and W. Texas, with smaller, 2-4-in.-long, less deeply lobed lvs. and oblong nuts about 1/2in. long, with a hemispherical cup. B.T. 292. Probably not in cult. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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