FAGACEAE

Quercus fusiformis

Common Name:  Live Oak

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habit typical branching pattern and bark
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leaves--note the variation in leaf margin more leaves
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typical leaves on sapling male inflorescences (catkins) and young leaves
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fruit--the fusiform apex (fusiform means distinctly narrowed) of the acorn is referred to in the specific epithet. habit in early Spring--at this point, this large tree has lost its leaves and the green you see is from the catkins!  The year's new leaves will soon appear...

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