The Oak Tree Collection

The Collection includes at least one specimen of every oak tree native to the Piedmont region. A large Red Oak graces the spot known as Case's Place at the east edge of the back pasture and has been a gathering place for decades. Some visitors call it the Mother Tree.

Quercus alba* White Oak

Quercus coccinea* Scarlet Oak

Quercus falcata* Southern Red Oak

Quercus georgiana* Georgia Oak

Quercus lyrata * Overcup Oak

Quercus nigra* Water Oak

Quercus marilandica* Black Jack Oak

Quercus montana* Chestnut Oak

Quercus muehlenbergia* Chinkapin Oak

Quercus phellos* Willow Oak

Quercus rubra* Red Oak

Quercus shumardii* Shumard Red Oak

Quercus stellata* Post Oak

Quercus velutina* Black Oak

Quercus Georgiana, the Georgia Oak, sometimes called Stone Mountain oak, is a rare deciduous red oak, native to the southeastern United States. It grows 26 to 49 feet tall - small by Oak standards.