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Red Oak Group of species of the Eastern United States.

Oaks can be divided into two major groups. The Red Oak group has leaves where the lobes end in small spines, and the white oak group has leaves that lack these spines. The wood in the red oak group is not generally as strong or durable as the wood of the white oak group. Although the typical Red Oak group species has lobes with spines at the end, several species have elliptical leaves. The following list divides the Red Oak species of the eastern United States by leaf shape:

Red Oaks of eastern United States with Normal Oak leaf with lobes:
Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis - Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ilicifolia - Bear Oak
Quercus falcata - Southern Red Oak
Quercus georgiana - Georgia Oak
Quercus laevis - Turkey Oak
Quercus marilandica - Blackjack Oak (Only three lobes)
Quercus nuttalii - Nuttall Oak
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak
Quercus shumardii - Shumard Oak
Quercus velutina - Black Oak

Red Oaks of eastern United States with Elliptical Leaves:
Quercus imbricaria - Shingle Oak
Quercus incana - Bluejack Oak
Quercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak
Quercus myrtifolia - Myrtle Oak
Quercus nigra - Water Oak
Quercus phellos - Willow Oak

Red Oaks of eastern United States with Wavy Edged Leaves:
Quercus acutissima - Chinese Sawtooth Oak

Taxonomy

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