What kind of tree is this?
Clues
- Predominant oak of Florida’s high pine habitat
- Deciduous tree
- Small, sometimes shrubby, can grow up to 15-30 ft high
- Leaves are 3-12 inches long and 1-8 inches wide, simple, alternate, and have 3-7 narrow lobes
- Leaves are oval or triangular and have sharply pointed tips
- Leaves are yellow green on top and paler below
- Fruit is an acorn that usually grows solitary
- Acorn is ovoid, up to 1 inch long, brown and wooly at tip