Quercus phellos

Willow Oak

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Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - April
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: September - November

Willow Oak gets its common name because its narrow (linear to lanceolate) unlobed leaves resemble willow leaves. Its acorn's cups are shallow and saucer-shaped; they cover up to 1/2 of the nuts.

14 August 2014 Silver Lake Park, Haymarket, VA	14 August 2014 Silver Lake Park, Haymarket, VA	3 July 2011 Emory, VA	1 May 2022 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (tree with young leaves and spent male flowers)
21 April 2018 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (developing male flowers)	21 April 2018 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (developing male flowers)	11 April 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (male flowers in bloom)	1 May 2022 (spent male flowers) Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
11 April 2021 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (developing leaves)	2 June 2026 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (mature leaves)

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