Shingle oak

Laurel oak tree

Description

An Oak, Quercus imbricaria, found in central U.S. Shingle oak is primarily used to make shingles and clapboard for houses.

Synonyms and Related Terms

laurel oak; Quercus imbricaria

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Medium tree growing to 20 m with oval crown
• Bark=gray-brown with broad ridges and shallow furrows
• Leaves=lanceolate without any lobes
• Fruit=small rounded acorns with bowl shaped cap, maturation takes two years

Resources and Citations

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)