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An individual instance of Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/6-153
Notes:
This tree is located at the southeast corner of Garland Hall facing Library Lawn, behind the wrought iron fence.
The characteristics of bur oak are described more fully in the notes for the Bicentennial Oak, which is nearby. This smaller tree has branches near the ground, so you can get a better look at the leaves. This tree also often produces many acorns in the fall.
The characteristics of bur oak are described more fully in the notes for the Bicentennial Oak, which is nearby. This smaller tree has branches near the ground, so you can get a better look at the leaves. This tree also often produces many acorns in the fall.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-412.
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:
southeast of Garland Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14622°, -86.80154°
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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