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Fagaceae
Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Tall Tree (Canopy)
60 - 100ft
50 - 75ft
Green, Yellow
Nut/Nut-like; Brown
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Wet
May - May
red/brown
low, wet bottomlands, edges of swamps and streams
acorns food for wildlife; Wood used for railroad ties and woodworking; deer browse the leaves and twigs; the acorns are eaten by deer, black bear, racoon, all the squirrels, and even by rabbit and opossum as well as smaller rodents; the acorns are much used by the wood duck, wild