KNOW YOUR HILL COUNTRY OAKS - Texas Oak Wilt · BLACKJACK OAK POST OAK WHITE SHIN OAK BUR OAK Vasey...
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KNOW YOUR HILL COUNTRY OAKS
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE http://txforestservice.tamu.edu
www.texasoakwilt.org
Red Oak group *
Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
Escarpment Live OakQuercus fusiformis
White Shin Oak /Bigelow Oak Quercus breviloba v.sinuata
Lacey Oak/Blue OakQuercus laceyi
Vasey OakQuercus vaseyana(western Edwards Plateau)
Bur OakQuercus
macrocarpa
Post OakQuercus stellata
Mexican White OakQuercus polymorpha
(West Texas)
White Oak group (more resistant to oak wilt)
( * Red oaks infected with oak wilt can form fungal mats.)
Shumard OakQuercus shumardii(East Texas native)
(Live oaks are suspectible to oak wilt butdo not form fungal mats.)
Chinkapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
Texas Oak/Spanish OakQuercus buckleyi
Illustrations taken from:Forest Trees of Texas. TFS Bulletin 20Trees of Central Texas. Robert A. Vines