Oak

:This article is about oaks (Quercus). For other uses see Oak (disambiguation)

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See List of Quercus species

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The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia and America. The fruits of oaks are called acorns. The "live oaks" (oaks with evergreen leaves) are not a distinct group, instead with their members scattered among the sections below.

Related Topics:
Tree - Shrub - Genus - Lithocarpus - Deciduous - Evergreen - Asia - America - Acorn - "live oaks"

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