Fagaceae (The Beech Family)• The most important hardwoods in the USA for timber• Great value for wildlife• 800 species worldwide• 3 genera in Delaware
1. Fagus (beech)2. Castanea (chestnut)3. Quercus (oak)
• Leaves alternate, simple, often marcescent• Fruit = a nut with some type of cap
American chestnut Castanea dentata
American beech Fagus grandifolia
white oak Quercus alba
swamp white oak Quercus bicolor
scarlet oak Quercus coccinea
southern red oak Quercus falcata
pin oak Quercus palustris
willow oak Quercus phellos
northern red oak Quercus rubra
black oak Quercus velutina
overcup oak Quercus lyrata
chestnut oak Quercus montana
water oak Quercus nigra
swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii
post oak Quercus stellata