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Nuttall Oak: New Name, Same Tree...Probably

I was recently informed by one of our Master Gardener℠ volunteers in Craven County that the botanical name for nuttall oak had been updated from Quercus nuttallii to Quercus texana. And according to…

Water Oak

Water oak (Quercus nigra) is one of the most common native oak species found in Eastern NC. While considered primarily a bottomland species, it also occurs on drier and more elevated sites, and is…