Oak : Quercus

This is the long-lived Oak of Southern mansions, plantations and parkways, where it's massive trunk and wide-spreading limbs are draped with Spanish moss. Thrives in deep, moist solis. Tolerates salt spray. With water, tolerates desert climates. Prune to

Wide-spreading, large-trunked Oaks are known for their long life, strength and majestic beauty. They have many forms, but are mostly deciduous trees and some shrubs. Some like wet soil; others prefer dry. All have deeply cut leaves and acorns. The foliage on some types turns red, orange and yellow in fall; on others it turns only brown. The evergreens have hollylike leaves. Use as shade or street trees.