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Resource Number: 17171
Title: Oglethorpe Oak (Quercus oglethorpensis): Descent Into Oblivion
Description: Oglethorpe oak (Quercus oglethorpensis) is a newcomer in the tree identification world. Originallythought by botanists to be a Southern form of shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria), a more carefulseries of observations proved otherwise. Oglethorpe oak was identified along a quiet creek in 1940 by a brilliant plant taxonomist, Professor Wilbur Duncan. He named the tree after Oglethorpe County,Georgia where he had first identified the tree. The name honors British general James E. Oglethorpe(1696-1785), founder of the city of Savannah and the colony of Georgia.
Last Updated: November 10, 2023
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