One of the pages I follow on FaceBook is Southern Piedmont Natural History. It is maintained byt USC-Spartanburg. Today, they posted this picture:

- A – Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
- B – Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata)
- C – Chinquapin or Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
- D – Sawtooth (Quercus acutissima) is a non-native oak introduced from Asia in 1862.
- E – Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
- F – Swamp Chestnut or Basket Oak (Quercus michauxii)
- G – Cherrybark or Swamp Spanish Oak (Quercus pagoda)
- H – Post Oak (Quercus stellata)
- I – Water or Paddle Oak (Quercus nigra)
- J – Eastern White Oak (Quercus alba)
- K – Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)
- L – Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
- M – Pin or Swamp Oak (Quercus palustris)
- N – Rock Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana)
This is very interesting to me. I have never been able to identify the different varieties and I love having this reference.
They pointed to this website as a place to learn what insects are supported by the oak trees in your area. https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/About
I have made a separate page with the article from FB because it’s long. But, also more informative.
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