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MOR Quercus marilandica (L.) Munchh. 174541
Cultivated Plants of The Morton Arboretum

DuPage Co., Lisle, IL 60532 USA

FAGACEAE

Quercus marilandica Münchh.

(Blackjack Oak)

Plant Accession: #1134-2004*5 seed

Source: Wild collected seed from Midwest Plant Collecting Collaborative (MWPCC) 2004 Ozark Expedition, Lisle, Illinois (No. MWPCC 2004-003) on 19 Oct 2004, along I-44 roadside, old Rte 66, Franklin County, Missouri, U.S.A.

Location: Quercus: J-94/63-87

Vase shaped tree 3' high & 1' wide in fair condition. DBH: 1/2". Trunk bark smooth and gray. Twigs greenish brown; previous year gray.

Anita Casey, Louise Sherman, Lee Bannon

#IL-MOR-MH12

July 10, 2012

Phylogeny of the New World oaks: Diversification of an ecologically important clade

across the tropical-temperate divide. (2012-2015 NSF Grant, DEB 114648)

Photographer: Albrecht, William. Publisher: Albrecht, William.