Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

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Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

Sand Laurel Oak is a common large semi-evergreen tree of dry, sandy areas in the Coastal Plain. It is very similar to Laurel Oak Q. laurifolia, which occurs in wetter habitats, tends to have tufts of hairs in the vein axils on the leaf undersides, and has more rounded leaf tips, lacking a bristle tip.

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

Bark of a small tree.

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

Sand Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)

Bark of a larger tree.

Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08.

More information:
Floridata
Trees of the Maritime Forest
Virginia Tech Dendrology

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