North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Quercus michauxii - Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak

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Quercus michauxii

Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Deciduous Tree
Size:	100 ft
Bloom Area:	Coast, Piedmont
Leaves The leaves are roughly diamond-shaped, wider above the middle, and pale underneath. Up to 6" wide and 9" long. Jack Spruill, Hampstead, July, 2010 Q. michauxii grows best in bottomlands that are periodically flooded. The acorns are sweet and prized by small mammals and by livestock (thus the Cow Oak name.)
Bark Bark is pale gray with scaly plates, similar to White Oak, Q. alba. Strips of wood were used to make baskets. The lumber is hard and strong and used in furniture and flooring. Jack Spruill, Hampstead, July, 2010
Fall leaves Jack Spruill, Hampstead, Nov 2010
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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