Oglethorpe oak Fagaceae Quercus oglethorpensis

Leaf:Alternate, simple, 3 to 7 inches long, elliptical to oblanceolate, unlobed or somewhat sinuate, shiny dark green above and pale fuzzy below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male flowers borne on hanging slender catkins; females borne on short spikes, appearing with the leaves in spring.
Fruit:Acorns are 5/8 inch long, 1/3 to 1/2 covered by a thin, bowl-shaped cap with appressed light brown scales, matures in the fall after two years.
Twig:Slender, olive-green to orange-brown, quite lustrous with conical, pointed, red-brown buds.
Bark:Gray-brown, tight and quite hard, with broad, irregular ridges and very shallow furrows.
Form:A medium sized tree to 70 feet with pyramidal to oval and later rounded crown. Lateral lower branches often droop.

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