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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Fagaceae

MC ME North America (Canada: S Saskatchewan to New Brunswick; USA: Montana to Maine, New Mexico to Alabama)

MC ME

mes->xer calc acid neut

cl (sacred tree) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it medicinally to treat heart troubles, broken bones, cramps, diarrhea, to expel pinworms and as an astringent) fd (nuts) fr pl (ornamental) sa (laying out tree, shade) ti (cabinet work, cooperage, ship building, veneer)

bur oak; blue oak p.p., burr oak, mossy oak; mossy-cup oak (Canada); mossy-overcup oak, mossycup oak; oak (Canada); over-cup oak, scrub oak, scruby oak

chêne à gros fruits; chêne, chêne à gros glands (Canada); chêne blanc frisé; chêne blanc p.p. (Canada); chêne macrocarpe

Grossfrüchtige Eiche, Kletteneiche (german); quercia macrocarpa (italian)

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Latin name	Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Saskatchewan to New Brunswick; USA: Montana to Maine, New Mexico to Alabama)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer calc acid neut
Use	cl (sacred tree) dr(ob) (Native Americans used it medicinally to treat heart troubles, broken bones, cramps, diarrhea, to expel pinworms and as an astringent) fd (nuts) fr pl (ornamental) sa (laying out tree, shade) ti (cabinet work, cooperage, ship building, veneer)
Synonym
English name	bur oak; blue oak p.p., burr oak, mossy oak; mossy-cup oak (Canada); mossy-overcup oak, mossycup oak; oak (Canada); over-cup oak, scrub oak, scruby oak
French name	chêne à gros fruits; chêne, chêne à gros glands (Canada); chêne blanc frisé; chêne blanc p.p. (Canada); chêne macrocarpe
Spanish name
Other name	Grossfrüchtige Eiche, Kletteneiche (german); quercia macrocarpa (italian)
Trade name