Live Oak is a common medium to large-sized evergreen oak of the outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08.
Acorn.
Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08.
New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09.
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| Live Oak is a common medium to large-sized evergreen oak of the outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08. |
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| Acorn. Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08. |
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| New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09. |
| Carteret Co., NC 4/14/07. |
| Leaves of Live Oak may be slightly revolute. The similar Sand Live Oak (Quercus geminata) differs in that the leaves are more strongly revolute (boat-shaped) and the leaf veins are deeply impressed. Sand Live Oak is generally found in xeric sandhills near the coast and flowers a few weeks later than Live Oak. Beaufort, Carteret Co., NC 10/29/05. |
| Bark detail. Beaufort, Carteret Co., NC 10/29/05. |
| New Hanover Co., NC 8/29/09. |
| Typical multi-trunked growth form. Currituck Co., NC 11/8/08. |
More information:
Floridata
NC State
USFS Silvics Manual
Virginia Tech Dendrology
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