Water Oak (Quercus nigra)

Gordon County, Georgia.

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Christine Young

Lion

Supposedly, acorns with bigger caps are more bitter, which would technically make these more palatable...But, red oak acorns are not as sweet as white oak. In fact, red oak acorns are yucky and too much work, in my opinion...Not that you were planning to eat them though, haha ;P Posted 6 years ago

The Water oak

''Quercus nigra'', the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group , native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, and inland as far as Oklahoma, Kentucky, and southern Missouri. It occurs in lowlands and up to 450 m altitude.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling