Ithaca – New York State Urban Forestry Council

Underutilized Trees for Urban Use: Quercus michauxii

By Michelle Sutton|2021-02-27T23:06:31-05:00September 14th, 2020|Categories: Underutilized Urban Trees|Tags: Andy Hillman, Ithaca, Jean Zimmerman, Nina Bassuk, Quercus michauxii, swamp chestnut oak|0 Comments

Author Jean Zimmerman with one of Ithaca’s thriving swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) street trees, about 15 years old. Council Board Member and Commercial & Consulting Arborist for SavATree Jean Zimmerman provided this superb story and photos. Jean is also an extensively published author (jeanzimmerman.com), [...]

Underutilized Trees for Urban Use: ‘Regal Prince’ Oak

Foliage of Regal Prince oak ● Photo by itrees.com Regal Prince is the trademark name for Quercus x warei ‘Long’, a narrow, upright hybrid of fastigiate English oak (Quercus robur f. fastigiata) and swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor). Its leaves are clearly intermediate in shape and are glossy [...]