Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
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A 2005 Missouri Botanical Garden Plants of Merit winner. This useful tree has bright green leaves shaped like beefy willow leaves that turn yellow to russet red in fall. In youth, it is pyramidal but then the tree's habit becomes more oblong-oval. In late summer, acorns form providing food for wildlife.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9
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