Quercus falcata

Fagaceae

Coastal Plain

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Tall Tree (Canopy)

70 - 80ft

- ft

(inconspicuous)

Nut/Nut-like; Brown, Orange

Full Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist

April - May

brown

well-drained, fertile, dry to mesic uplands

acorns food for wildlife; Wood used as lumber when durability is not required, also as fuel; the bark has been used in tanning leather; 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