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An individual instance of Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/12-29
Notes:
This tree is in the northeast corner of the greenspace on the east side of 21st Ave. S. and near the Susan Gray School dropoff area.
Bur oak is one of the more distinctive oaks. Its leaves have rounded lobes, but the sinuses (indentations) are uneven. The sinuses near the leaf base may reach almost to the midvein. The acorns of bur oak are unmistakable. Their caps cover most of the nuts and have long fringes along the edge.
Bur oak is not particularly common, but it is found throughout middle Tennessee. There are several large bur oak trees on campus and an example on the main campus is over 200 years old. This individual produces many acorns in the fall and its low branches provide an opportunity to get a good look at the leaves.
Bur oak is one of the more distinctive oaks. Its leaves have rounded lobes, but the sinuses (indentations) are uneven. The sinuses near the leaf base may reach almost to the midvein. The acorns of bur oak are unmistakable. Their caps cover most of the nuts and have long fringes along the edge.
Bur oak is not particularly common, but it is found throughout middle Tennessee. There are several large bur oak trees on campus and an example on the main campus is over 200 years old. This individual produces many acorns in the fall and its low branches provide an opportunity to get a good look at the leaves.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 1-476.
This particular organism is believed to have managedmeans of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Quercus macrocarpa
Michx.
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: bur oak
family: Fagaceae
Identified 2014-09-11 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
along 21st Ave.S., Peabody campus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14264°, -86.79981°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2014-09-11
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