Willow Oak
Greenwood Nursery and Gardens
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P.O. Box 686, McMinnville, TN 37111
Willow Oak, or Quercus phellos, is known for its rapid growth and long life. A favored shade tree, it is widely planted as an ornamental. Willow Oak is easily transplanted and used widely in urban areas.
Willow Oak has many slender leaves like a willow. Leaves are green and up to five inches long, but only about an inch wide. You can tell its an oak and not a willow, because the leaves do not have teeth, and because there is a tiny bristle (like a hair) at the tip.
Since it produces an acorn crop almost every year, willow oak is an important species for wildlife food production.
In addition to being a major supplier of food for game animals such as ducks, squirrels, deer, and turkey, willow oak supplies many other animals. Blue jays and red-headed woodpeckers are major consumers, and flying squirrels utilize the tree itself for shelter.
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