P h o t o b y E d w a r d W . C h e s t e r @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Damp or wet soil.
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Species Description:
Tree
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Mid April to mid May.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
The twigs, leaves, and buds (usually) of water oak are glabrous (without hairs) although occassionally there are tufts of hairs in the vein axils of the lower surface. The bark is drak-gray smooth when young becoming roughened with ridges. The leaves are cuneate oblong.spathulate and abruptly widened at the endand usually shallowly and irregularly lobed. They have a long cuneate base. It is found in wetlands.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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