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An individual instance of Quercus shumardii (Shumard's oak)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vu/2-455
Notes:
This Shumard oak is on your right when facing the main entrance of Furman Hall.To learn more about the history of this tree and about Furman Hall, go to its history page..
Shumard oaks are a native oak in the red oak group. That means that their leaves have relatively large, pointed lobes. It can be difficult to distinguish between members of the red oak group, but Shumanrd oaks sometimes have a waxy, gray surface on their twigs that can be distinctive.
Shumard oaks are a native oak in the red oak group. That means that their leaves have relatively large, pointed lobes. It can be difficult to distinguish between members of the red oak group, but Shumanrd oaks sometimes have a waxy, gray surface on their twigs that can be distinctive.
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http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vu/2-455.htm
This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-455.
This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Quercus shumardii
Buckley
sec. fna.org 1993
common name: Shumard's oak
family: Fagaceae
Identified 2020-03-25 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.147682°, -86.801050°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Altitude: 163 m.
Location determined from Google maps.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2020-03-20
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