The acorns, or [FRUIT], occur solitarily or in pairs, on very short peduncles, and mature in one season. They are small, deeply enclosed in a relatively heavy cup, thin toward the outer end.
The WOOD of Mohrs oak is not of economic importance.
DURAND OAK (Durand White Oak)
Quercus durandii Buckl.
This oak is found on the well-drained soil of river bottoms from the coast region of East Texas to the bottoms of the Guadalupe River (Victoria County) and inland to San Saba County, and the Dallas area.
It forms a tree 60 to 90 feet high with a tall trunk 2 to 3 feet in diameter; comparatively small branches, the lower horizontal, the upper ascending, forming a dense, round-topped, handsome head.
DURAND OAK (Leaves and [fruit], one-half natural size)
The [BARK] is thin, light gray or nearly white and broken into loose [appressed] [scales].
The [deciduous] LEAVES are 2½ to 7 inches long, yellow-green, thin, smooth on the edges, three-lobed toward the tip, or irregularly [lobed], the three forms appearing on different branches of the same tree.
The [FRUIT], an acorn, solitary or in pairs on a very short [peduncle], is nearly egg-shaped, pale chestnut-brown, shinning, ½ to ¾ inch long, and barely enclosed at the base in the thin saucer-shaped cup. The acorn matures in one season.