Bartram oak

English

Alternative forms

Bartram's oak

Bartram oak (Quercus × heterophylla)

Etymology

Named after American botanist John Bartram (1699–1777) in 1812 by French botanist François André Michaux.

Noun

Bartram oak (plural Bartram oaks)

A tree of the hybrid species Quercus × heterophylla (Quercus phellos (willow oak) × Quercus rubra (red oak)), found from Texas to New York.

See also

Quercus heterophylla

References

Quercus × heterophylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Quercus × heterophylla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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