Quercus pagoda Raf.

Coastal plain of SE United States, to Texas and Missouri; 0-300 m;

reaches 36 m tall;

8-30 x 5-15 cm; apex acute; base cuneate; 2-3 pairs of lobes at right angle or nearly so (seldom falcate), more regular than those of Q.falcata ; hairless, lustrous green above; somewhat glaucous beneath, with silky, yellowish tomentum; petiole 2-5 cm long, thick, slightly pubescent;

March-April;

acorn 1-2 cm long; rounded; blackish brown; enclosed 1/3 by cup; cup shallow, pointed at base, with pubescent scales; acorns occur when tree is 25 years old; maturing in 2 years;

hardy; all types of soils, prefers moist ones; very fast-growing; propagation by seeds and grafts;

– A.Camus : n° 419; – Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, subsection Phellos;