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Definition of Quercus borealis
1. Noun. Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Borealis
Literary usage of Quercus borealis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"... a possible hybrid of Quercus borealis and Q. ilicifolia, has been found in
the neighborhood of Seabury, York County, Maine. ..."
2. Lumber and Its Uses by Royal Shaw Kellogg (1919)
"Of the red oak group, the most useful species are the true red oak (Quercus
borealis), Texan oak (Quercus Texana), yellow oak (Quercus velutina), ..."
3. Lumber and Its Uses by Royal Shaw Kellogg (1919)
"Of the red oak group, the most useful species are the true red oak (Quercus
borealis), Texan oak (Quercus Texana), yellow oak (Quercus velutina), ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Quercus borealis Michx.f. GB Quercus shumardii Buckl. Shumard oak Deciduous tree
Stream banks. Quercus stellata Wang. Post oak Deciduous tree Dry woods and ..."
5. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Quercus borealis Michx.f. GB Quercus shumardii Buckl. Shumard oak Deciduous tree
Stream banks. Quercus stellata Wang. Post oak Deciduous tree Dry woods and ..."
6. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1908)
"... the chestnut or yellow oak (Quercus acuminata); and the gray oak (Quercus
borealis). Other trees seen in the tract are the walnut (Juglans nigra), rare; ..."
7. Remarks on Forest Scenery and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"A plantation of them was made at Rambouillet in 1786, the trees in which are
forty-five feet high. Quercus borealis, Gray Oak. ..."
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