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This article is about the tree. This is Georgia's state tree. For places named Live Oak, see Live Oak. This article is about the treeThis is Georgia's state tree For places named Live Oak see Live Oak.
Large live oak, called the "Big Tree," found in Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas
Large live oak, called the "Big Tree," found in Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas

Live oak or evergreen oak is a general term for a number of unrelated oaks in several different sections of the genus Quercus that happen to share the character of evergreen foliage. The "Big Tree", one of the most famous live Oaks in the world was named State Champion Coastal Live Oak ( Quercus virginiana) in 1969 Goose Island State Park is a State park in the US state of Texas, located north of the city of Rockport on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico Rockport is a city in Aransas County, Texas, United States. The population was 7385 at the 2000 census The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round

The name live oak comes from the fact that evergreen oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when other oaks are dormant, leafless and "dead"-looking. Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox The name is used mainly in North America, where evergreen oaks are widespread in warmer areas, along the Atlantic coast from Maryland to Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to Texas and across the southwest to California and southwest Oregon. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Evergreen oak species are also common in the warmer parts of Europe and Asia, and are included in this list for the sake of completeness. These species, although not having "live" in their common names in their countries of origin, are colloquially called live oaks when cultivated in North America.

When the term live oak is used in a specific rather than general sense, it most commonly refers to the Southern live oak (the first species so named), but can often refer to other species regionally. Quercus virginiana, also known as the Southern Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen Oak Tree native to the southeastern

The live oak is the official state tree of Georgia.

In Texas, a small grove of live oaks (Texas live oak or Southern live oak) is known as a mott. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. See Grove for other meanings (disambiguation of the word 'grove'

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Live oak was widely used in early American shipbuilding; the remarkable resilience of the live oak planking versus its European counterpart in part made the early American frigates so feared by enemy sailors. The live oak of USS Constitution repelled the shot of HMS Guerriere so effectively that one of her sailors was heard to shout, "Huzzah! Her sides are made of iron!" The ship was given the nickname, Old Ironsides. Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Guerriere, the French for "warlike" Live oak lumber is rarely used for furniture due to warping and twisting while drying. It continues to be used in shipbuilding as well as for tool handles for its strength, energy absorption, and density. Dry southern live oak lumber has a specific gravity of 0. Quercus virginiana, also known as the Southern Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen Oak Tree native to the southeastern 88, the highest of any North American hardwood.

Evergreen species in genus Quercus

See the list of Quercus species for a fuller listing of oaks including deciduous species. The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni) is an evergeen Oak, highly variable and often shrubby found in the large areas of California in the This is an incomplete list of Quercus Species. The Genus contains about 400 species Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including

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The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, in Charleston South Carolina, on Johns Island, one of South Carolina's Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation located on the Mississippi River in the town of Vacherie, Louisiana, United States of America. The Seven Sisters Oak is the largest certified Southern live oak tree The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak in Austin Texas, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting The Holm Oak ( Quercus ilex) also called Holly Oak or Evergreen Oak is a large Evergreen Oak native to the Mediterranean region.
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