Shingle Oak


TN native.  Was not a major component in TN forests, and is still a lesser known oak than most.  Simple oval unlobed leaves.  Typical bark of the red oak group.  In TN, a twig canker/fungus about the size of a ping pong ball is found on this oak more than any other native oak.  Hundreds or thousands on a single big tree may be seen from the ground.  Large tree.  Minor Fall color.


Shingle Oak