Species Spotlight – Quercus spp. terminal buds
Listing of common oak tree terminal buds
Identifying oak trees in wintertime can be challenging. Here is a quickie terminal bud guide to some of the more common oak trees.
Quercus acutissima (non-native)
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus coccinea
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-coccinea.jpg?resize=209%2C300&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-coccinea-2.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Quercus ilicifolia
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-ilicifolia.jpg?resize=180%2C300&ssl=1)
Quercus imbricaria
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-imbricaria.jpg?resize=300%2C178&ssl=1)
Quercus macrocarpa
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-macrocarpa.jpg?resize=300%2C190&ssl=1)
Quercus marilandica
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-marilandica.jpg?resize=158%2C300&ssl=1)
Quercus muhlenbergii
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-muehlenbergii.jpg?resize=300%2C158&ssl=1)
Quercus palustris
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-palustris.jpg?resize=159%2C300&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-palustris-2.jpg?resize=300%2C170&ssl=1)
Quercus phellos
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-phellos.jpg?resize=300%2C168&ssl=1)
Quercus rubra
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-rubra.jpg?resize=199%2C300&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-rubra-and-Quercus-coccinea.jpg?resize=280%2C300&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-rubra-and-Quercus-coccinea.jpg?resize=280%2C300&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-rubra-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/archewild.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Quercus-rubra-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1)
Quercus velutina
Pictures sourced from a variety of University and state forestry websites.
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