which variety of oak

[drobertson]

For what it's worth,

http://treenotes.blogspot.com/2009/02/nine-native-trees-that-hold-leaves-in.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcescence


If it's on the Internet, it has to be true ;D

I didn't know any of this till I looked it up.  Other than I always thought it was the white oak that held its leaves over winter.

This is it, I just could not remember the name,  upon spring the leaves will fall, then regenerate, we have a mix of these in so. mo.

[Bogue Chitto]

 

  LIVE OAK.

[mesquite buckeye]

Let's see. On my place I have pin oak, red oak, post oak, chinkapin oak, black oak, shingle oak, white oak, bur oak. Additionally we planted swamp white oak, shumard oak, scarlet oak and willow oak. That's a lot of happy oaks. ;D

The further south you go, the more different oaks you get, at least until you get to Central America. Even in the SW deserts, you find many oaks, especially at the middle and upper elevations. Arizona has 12 or 13 species, depending upon whose terminology you believe. All but one of these are evergreen types. When you get into the mountains of Mexico there are bunches of different, mostly evergreen oaks. 8) 8) 8)

[Magicman]

My Mississippi Trees book that serves me as a tree identification guide list 35 different Oak varieties. 

[SwampDonkey]

We have 2 in NB, it's much easier, since one is rare. :D

[davidlarson]

This thread is one reason I like Forestry Forum so much.
David L.