Leaf Bark Tree Flower/Cone/Fruit

COMMON NAME(S):   White Oak, Stave Oak

LEAF: 4-9" long, elliptical; 5 to 9 lobed, widest beyond middle and tapering to base

BARK: light gray, shallowly fissured into long broad scaly plates or ridges, often loose

ACORN: 3/8 to 1 1/4" long; egg-shaped; 1/4 enclosed by shallow cup; becoming light gray

GROWTH: 80 to 100 feet

DISTRIBUTION: S Ontario and extreme S Quebec, east to Maine, south to N Florida, west to E Texas and north to E central Minnesota

LOCATION:  South Park, Quincy, IL