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Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata Michx
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plants
Subkingdom
Tracheobionata
Vascular Plants
Superdivision
Spermatophyta
Seed Plants
Division
Magnoliophta
Flowering Plants
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledons
Subclass
Hamamelididae
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Beech Family
Genus
Quercus L.
oak
Species
Quercus falcata Michx.
Spanish Oak
Figure 1: Classification table
Shape, Form and Type
 The Spanish Oak is
medium sized, fast
growing, measuring
from 70 to 80 feet in
height at maturity,
and with a rounded
crown in shape. [1]
Figure 2: Spanish Oak tree
Bark and Twig
 The bark of the Spanish Oak is
dark brown in color, it is divided
by shallow fissures, and it is
covered in thin scales. [2]
 The twigs are stout and the color
is reddish-brown in the Autumn
and they later turn ashy-gray. [2]
Figure 4: Twig of Spanish Oak
Figure 3: Bark of Spanish Oak
Leaf
 The leaves of a Spanish
Oak are arranged
alternately, they are
simple, ovate in shape
and narrow and
rounded at the base.
The margin can vary
from 3-7 bristled lobes.
[2]
Figure 5: leaf of Spanish Oak
Bud
 The buds are oval in
shape, they can grow
from 1/8 to ¼ of an
inch long, and they are
covered in scales that
are chestnut-brown in
color. [3]
Figure 6: Buds on Spanish Oak
Flower and Fruit
 The flowers of a Spanish Oak are
 The fruit of the Spanish oak are
Monoecious, they can grow from
3-5 inches long they are covered
in scales and coated with rusty
tomentum. [3]
nut, ellipsoidal in shape and
rounded at the apex, they can
grow up to ½ an inch long, they
are orange-brown in color and
sometimes 1/3 of the length is
covered in a saucer-shaped cup.
[3]
Figure 7: Flower of Spanish Oak
Figure 8: Fruit of Spanish Oak
Habitat and Range
 The Spanish Oak grows
on dry, sandy, or clay
loams in forests, or it can
grow as an ornamental
street or lawn tree. The
range varies from the
New England States
down to northern Florida
and stretches westward
toward eastern Texas
and all the way up to
southern Missouri. [4]
Figure 9: Range of Spanish Oak
Uses
 The Spanish Oak has
many uses, it can be
used for lumber, pulp,
furniture, cabinets,
veneer, millwork, fuel,
and many others. [5]
Figure 10: Antique table made from the
wood of a Spanish Oak
References of Data
Shape, Form, and Type-
1.

2010. Roger P. Belanger. Quercus falcata Michx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://forestry.about.com/library/silvics/blsilquefal.htm
Bark , Twig, and Leaf-
2.

2010. Roger P. Belanger. Quercus falcata Michx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf
Bud, Flower, and Fruit-
3.

2010. Roger P. Belanger. Quercus falcata Michx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf
Uses-
4.

2010. Roger P. Belanger. Quercus falcata Michx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/100/southern_red_oak.pdf
Habitat and Range-
5.

2010. Roger P. Belanger. Quercus falcata Michx. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://forestry.about.com/library/silvics/blsilquefal.htm
References of Pictures
 Figure 1: classification table 2010. Plants Profile. USDA. Quercus falcata Michx. Date
Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=QUFA
 Figure 2: Spanish Oak tree 2010. Matthew Seward. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://www.matthewseward.coma.googlepages.com/MarketingPlansample.doc
 Figure 3: Bark of Spanish Oak –
 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
 Figure 4: Twig of Spanish Oak –
 2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
 Figure 5: Leaf of Spanish Oak
2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
Reference of Pictures Cont.

Figure 6: Bud
2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
 Figure 7: Flower –

2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
 Figure 8: Fruit
2005. Steve Baskauf. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Quercus+falcata
 Figure 9: range of Spanish Oak
2010. R. M. Krinard. Quercus falcata Michx. Southern Red Oak. Date
Retrieved: 6/24/2010
http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/falcata.htm
 Figure 10: Table made from Spanish Oak
2010. Mr. Beasley’s Antiques. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010.
http://www.mrbeasleys.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=1685