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Beech Family
5 species
Black Oak - fruit 1 to 2 cm - leaves 10 to 20 cm - height to 25 m - High Park - May 2010
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Genus: Quercus (Oaks)
Species: Velutina
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Updated Aug 9 2010
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Perennial - native to Canada
Red Oak - fruit 1 to 2.5 cm - leaves 10 to 20 cm - height to 25 m - High Park - August 2010
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Genus: Quercus (Oaks)
Species: Rubra
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Updated Aug 9 2010
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Perennial - also known as Northern Red Oak - native to
Canada
Canada
Pin Oak - fruit approx. 1 cm - leaves 7 to 15 cm - height to 20 m - High Park - August 2010
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Genus: Quercus (Oaks)
Species: Palustris
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Updated Aug 9 2010
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Perennial - native to Canada
Swamp White Oak - fruit 2 to 3 cm - leaves 12 to 17 cm - height to 22 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2010
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Genus: Quercus (Oaks)
Species: Bicolor
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Updated Aug 9 2010
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Perennial - native to Canada
English Oak - fruit 1.5 to 4 cm - leaves 5 to 12 cm - height to 35 m - Humber Bay Park - August 2010
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Genus: Quercus (Oaks)
Species: Robur
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Updated Oct 8 2010
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Perennial - native to Europe
Oak comparison - High Park - August 2010
