Cow Oak

The Quercus Michauxii is commonly known as Basket Oak, Cow Oak, as well as Swamp Chestnut Oak

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Growing Regions

Swamp chestnut oak occurs from Maryland south along the coast to northern Florida, west through the Gulf Coast States to eastern Texas, and north through eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and Indiana, and parts of Kentucky [16].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name for swamp chestnut oak is Quercus michauxii Nutt. (Fagaceae) [9]. There are no recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms. There seems to be some confusion about the use of Q. prinus for chestnut oak, as it is also a synonym for swamp chestnut oak [12]. Swamp chestnut oak hybridizes with white oak (Q. alba) to form Beadle oak (Q. x beadlei Trelease ex Palmer) [12]. For more information on swamp chestnut oak hybrids see Little [35].

Swamp chestnut oak is representative of upland climax communities in the
Southeastern Coastal Plain.  It is also listed in vegetation type
classifications of the southern mixed hardwood forests of central
Florida [19].

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