Name | Height | Leaf | Fruit | Region |
Beech Fagus grandifolia |
80′ | alternate, single, elongated oval, 2″ – 5″ | bristly reddish-brown husk, pyramidal nut, .5″ | Deciduous, southern Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, and Acadian |
Chestnut Castanea dentata |
used to be 100′, now 30′ | alternate, single, tapering to both ends, 6″ – 9″ by 2″ | 5 nuts in spring bur-like husk, 2″ across | Deciduous |
White Oak Quercus alba |
100′ | 7-9 narrow lobes, deeply cut between, 6″ by 3″ | acorn in bowl-shaped cup, .5″ – .75″ | Deciduous, extending into southern Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Garry Oak Quercus garryana |
can be 75′ | 5-7 rounded lobes, deep notches between, 5″ by 3″ | acorn in saucer-shaped cup, 1″ – 1.25″ | part of Coast on Vancouver Island and nearby islands |
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
50′ | variable outline, expanded upper portion, short lower portion, 7″ by 3.5″ | acorn in deep cup with knobby scales, .25″ – 1.25″ | deciduous, parts of Boreal and Acadian, most of Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor |
50′ – 60′ | shallow lobes, broad end, tapering to wedge-shaped base, 5.5″ by 3″ – 4″ | acorn in deep saucer-shaped cup, with swollen scales, .75″ – 1.25″ | Deciduous, part of Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Chinquapin Oak Quercus bergii |
90′ in forest, 40′ in open | lance-shaped, narrow tip, toothed, 5″ by 2.5″ | acorn in deep cup, .5″ – .75″ | Deciduous, small area northeast of Lake Ontario |
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus |
up to 40′ | blunt teeth with notches between | a little bigger than A. bergii | Deciduous |
Red Oak Quercus rubra |
60′ – 80′, can be 100′ | 7-9 lobes, tapered to tip and separated by V-shaped notches, 7″ by 3″ – 4″ | acorn in shallow bowl-shaped cup, .75″ – 1.25″ | Deciduous, Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, and Acadian |
Black Oak Quercus velutina |
70′ | 7-9 oblique lobes, separated by U-shaped notches, 6″ by 4″ | acorn in deep bowl-shaped cup, .5″ – .75″ | Deciduous, some north of Lake Ontario |
Pin Oak Quercus palustris |
50′ – 60′ | 5-7 widespreading lobes, deep U-shaped notches, 4.5″ | acorn in shallow saucer, .5″ | small areas of Deciduous |