Wood: Heavy, rather soft, strong, coarse-grained, pale reddish-brown.
Use: General construction.
Habitat: Swampy woods.
Range: New York across to southern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma, south to Texas, east to Florida.
Distinguishing Features: This and the Shingle Oak are the only oaks in Illinois with unlobed, untoothed leaves. The leaves of the Willow Oak are usually much narrower than those of the Shingle Oak.
ROCK CHESTNUT OAK
Quercus prinus L.
Other Name: Chestnut Oak.
Growth Form: Medium tree up to 55 feet tall; trunk diameter up to 2½ feet; crown broad but irregular.
Bark: Dark brown, with conspicuous furrows between the rounded ridges.