Quercus × bebbiana (or Quercus bebbiana), known as Bebb's oak, is a naturally occurring hybrid of white oak (Quercus alba) and burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa). It occurs where their ranges overlap in the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2] It was named for Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895), an Illinois botanist who specialized in willows (Salix).[3]
Quercus × bebbiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Species: | Q. × bebbiana |
Binomial name | |
Quercus × bebbiana C.K.Schneid.[1] | |
A tree reaching 15 m, and available from specialty nurseries, its acorns are sweet enough to be palatable to humans.[4]
… sweet and can be eaten out of hand
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