scrub oak

Types:

Quercus ilicifolia, bear oak

shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

Quercus marilandica, blackjack, blackjack oak, jack oak

a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

Quercus myrtifolia, myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak

small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas

Type of:

oak, oak tree

a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves