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

Fagus grandifolia

white oak Quercus alba

swamp white oak Quercus bicolor

scarlet oak Quercus coccinea

southern red oak Quercus falcata

Quercus falcata

pin oak Quercus palustris

willow oak Quercus phellos

Quercus phellos

northern red oak Quercus rubra

Quercus rubra

black oak Quercus velutina

Quercus velutina

overcup oak Quercus lyrata

chestnut oak Quercus montana

Quercus montana

water oak Quercus nigra

swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii

post oak Quercus stellata