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Sand Live Oak and Longleaf Pine The contrast between the twisty group of oaks against the masses of straight pines struck me as interesting. Geotagged,Quercus geminata,Sand live oak,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sand Live Oak and Longleaf Pine

The contrast between the twisty group of oaks against the masses of straight pines struck me as interesting.

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    A striking contrast indeed. Posted 10 years ago

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The Sand live oak

''Quercus geminata'', commonly called sand live oak, is an evergreen oak tree that is native to parts of the coastal southeastern United States, along the Atlantic Coast from Miami-Dade County, Florida northward to southeastern Virginia and along the Gulf Coast from Florida northward and westward to southern Mississippi, on seacoast dunes and on white sands in evergreen oak scrubs.

A small- to medium-sized tree, the sand live oak is scrubby and forms thickets. The bark is dark, thick,.. more

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by Meryl Green
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Uploaded Jan 23, 2015. Captured Jan 10, 2015 14:33 in Ocala National Forest, Nfs 545 A, Altoona, FL 32702, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.