Oak Compendium
Species

Quercus laurifolia Mich

LC

Known Hybrids (5)

Q. × atlantica (with Q. incana)
Q. × beaumontiana (with Q. falcata)
Q. × cocksii (with Q. velutina)
Q. × diversiloba (with Q. marilandica)
Q. × mellichampii (with Q. laevis)

Synonyms (3)

obtusa (Willd.) Ashe obtusata Ashe rhombica
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Data from Oak Compendium

Leaves

  • Short petiole
  • Leaf bases mostly V-shaped
  • Leaves can be lobed but more like Q. nigra, generally not sharply lobed.
  • Lower leaf surface can have hairs in the vein axils
  • Secondary veins flush or impressed
  • Leaves slightly translucent when backlit
  • Tardily deciduous, never evergreen

As compared to Q. hemispaerica:

  • Leaves on average wider and widest in the middle (diamond shaped)
  • Flowers about 2 weeks earlier than Q hemispaerica

External Links

Flora of North America USDA Plants Database Wikipedia