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Characteristics
 Family-
Fagaceae--The Beech Family
- Origin
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Native NC
- Plant Description
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Deciduous tree
- Coastal Ecology
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Quercus phellos is the Willow oak, a Facultative Wetland species. Willow oak is a large tree found in floodplains, bottomlands and adjacent slopes, and also on upland areas with rich soils. The leaves of Willow oak are elongated and slender, like those of the willows. The leaves are simple, alternate and lance-shaped, measuring 2 to 4 inches long and 1/2 to 1 inch wide. The margins are entire, and the apex ends in a point with one bristle-tip. The fruit is a small, round acorn. The fall color of willow oak is a beautiful burnished gold, coloring late in the season.
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