Often when an oak tree gets planted in Northeast Florida, it is a live oak. ... We may be overlooking a couple of other oak species that are very good trees to select in our landscapes.

About 19 species of oak trees are commonly found growing in Florida. In the Tallahassee area we can narrow that down to about 7 to 10 species as most common.

The Wilsons’ tree was deemed the Florida Champion live oak in October 2022. The tree has a trunk circumference of 36.5 feet, a height of 78 feet, and a maximum crown spread of 180 feet.

North Florida and South Georgia are blessed with many species of native oak trees. Two species, dwarf live oak and running oak, form thickets from underground runners and may reach heights of only ...

These 17 common oak species out of about 400 total varieties of oak trees and shrubs range from ... Black oaks inhabit the Eastern half of the United States except Florida and grow 50 to ...

State plant inspectors have made the first-ever discovery of sudden oak death in Florida, a devastating fungal-like disease that kills oaks and other plant species, the Department of Agriculture ...

Maple-leaf oak trees grow to 40 or 50 feet tall, those maple-shaped leaves tinted a characteristic yellowish-green. Nearly one-third of oak tree species are threatened around the world, according ...