Georgia oak species   Robert Leverett   Sep 19, 2005 06:20 PDT  Will:    Could you list the species of oaks that you commonly deal with in just southern Georgia - say south of Atlanta, along with an indication of which ones are commonly distributed, which ones are common in limited regions, and which ones are rare throughout. I often forget how diverse the southern forests are relative to our greatly simplified northeastern forests. Thanks. Bob Willard Fell wrote:   I can say in all confidence it is an oak tree, Quercus!!!! It was listed for years as the national champ Durand Oak, Q. durandii. It looks like no Durand oak in any of my books. To me it looks like some variety of Q. margaretta. After several years of asking anyone who would listen, I came up with Delta Post Oak, Q. s. var paludosa. I have letters dating back 30 years or more from various university dendrologist naming it Bluff Oak, Q. austrina (possible) to Durand Oak, Q durandii. Another problem is the national list uses Elbert Little as the standard. They need a standard and I have no problem with that, but he is a little outside the mainstream (my opinion) when it come to oaks. -----Original Message----- From: Will Blozan  Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 5:09 PM Will F., What "is" the tree? Will B. -----Original Message----- From: Willard Fell  Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 9:56 AM  I have one National Champ. right now in SW GA that has been on and off the Nat List for several years do to my inability to get a generally accepted ID on it. It is giving me fits. You wouldn't believe the correspondence I've had on this one tree.  Any takers? WF RE: No. of oak species    Willard Fell    Sep 19, 2005 07:21 PDT  In SE GA coastal plain; Live; virginiana Sand Live; geminata Maritime Live; maritima Dwarf Live; minima (limited) S. Red; falcata Cherrybark; pagodafolia White; alba Bluff; austrina (limited) Durand; durandii (limited) Myrtle; mytifolia (limited) Chapman; chapmanii (limited) Overcup; lyrata Bluejack; incana Swamp Chestnut; michauxii Blackjack; marylandica Turkey; laevis Laurel; laurifolia Darlington; hemisphaerica Water; nigra Willow; phellos Shumard; shumardii (limited) Sand Post; margeretta Black; velutina Runner; ? In SW GA add Arkansas; arkansana (limited) Nuttall; nuttallii (limited) In the lower Piedmont south of Atlanta add Scarlet; coccinea N. Red; rubra Chestnut; prinus Georgia; Georgiana (rare) Oglethorpe; oglethorpensis (rare) Post; stellata Chinkapin; muehlenbergii (limited) I am sure there are others that don't come to mind. RE: No. of oak species   Robert Leverett   Sep 19, 2005 08:04 PDT  Will:     Man, that's wild! In central and southern New England, I see N. reds, blacks, whites, swamp whites, chestnut, pin, scarlet, scrub (or bear), in one tiny spot, bur, and in another spot, chinkapin. That's all I see. There's some post oak in extreme eastern MA.     Every now and then a simple counting of the species keeps those of us up in these parts properly humbled. Bob RE: No. of oak species   Willard Fell   Sep 19, 2005 08:51 PDT  The mountains of GA don't add that much. Over on the ridge & valley you pick up a few Bur Oaks and Pin Oaks and the rare (in GA) Shingle Oak. We also have a number of introduced species.... Cork Oak Sawtooth Oak Chinese Evergreen Oak. Japanese Evergreen Oak Blue Japanese Oak English Oak   Home