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An individual instance of Quercus nigra (water oak)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/4-55
Notes:
This water oak is located by the gate near Vanderbilt Law School. It is clearly very old because of its large size -- in 2014 it had a diameter of 90 cm (35 in.). Despite its size and age, neither it nor any of the other trees in this area are among the original trees planted on campus. However, it probably was around when this was still used as the main entrance to the campus. To learn more about this entrance and the original gateposts that are near this tree, go to its history page.
Water oaks do not have the large lobes we think of being typical for oaks. The edges of their leaves are typically smooth and if they have any lobes, they are small and sometimes bristle-tipped.
Water oaks do not have the large lobes we think of being typical for oaks. The edges of their leaves are typically smooth and if they have any lobes, they are small and sometimes bristle-tipped.
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http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/4-55.htm
This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-879.
This particular organism is believed to have managedmeans of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Quercus nigra
L.
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: water oak
family: Fagaceae
Identified 2014-08-23 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
Broadway and 21st Ave., S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14817°, -86.79974°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2014-03-13
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