Common name: Shumards Oak

Year planted: 2017

Country of origin: South West USA

Year introduced: Identified in 1860 and named after Benjamin Shumard, the state geologist of Texas

Description: Sometimes called Swamp Red Oak. A medium to large sized tree with leaves subdivided into pointed lobes. The leaves turn a deep red in the autumn. The bark is normally light grey and smooth when young but develops ridges as it ages

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Tree number: 100