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Quercus phellos, Linn. Willow Oak. Figs. 3306, 3307. Tree, to 50 ft., sometimes becoming 80 ft., with rather slender branches forming a conical, round-topped head: lvs. short-petioled, linear-oblong, bright green and glossy above, pubescent below when young, glabrous and light green at length, 2-4 in. long: frs. almost sessile, acorn subglobose, 1/3-1/2in. high, embraced about one-fourth by the saucer-shaped cup. N. Y. to Fla., west to Mo. and Texas. S.S. 8:435. Gt. 29, p. 221. A.G. 17:195. F.E. 18:592 (pl. 87). R.H. 1898, p. 149.—Hybrids have been recorded with Q. palustris, Q. rubra, Q. velutina, Q. ilicifolia and Q. marilandica. Beautiful hardy medium-sized tree with handsome foliage turning pale yellow in fall; prefers moist or almost swampy soil.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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