TREASURE TREES
#076 Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
This tree was removed with the expansion of the Van Every Culinary Arts building in 2009.
Statistics (1997)
- Circumference (In.): 140"
- Height (Ft.): 89'
- Avg. Crown Spread (Ft.): 89'
- Total Points: 251
More Information
- Nominated By: Tom Bass
- Year Added: year
- Owned By: Central Piedmont Community College
- Current condition: Gone
- Neighborhood: Elizabeth
- Property Type: Public School
- Nearest Address: 1205 Charlottetowne Ave
- Ecological Value: Water Oaks are regarded as some of the weakest oaks, with notoriously delicate limbs and trunks prone to rotting. Water Oak timber is very useful as fuel, plywood and veneer.
- Nominated By: Tom Bass
- Year Added: year
- Owned By: Central Piedmont Community College
- Current condition: Gone
- Neighborhood: Elizabeth
- Property Type: Public School
- Nearest Address: 1205 Charlottetowne Ave
- Ecological Value: Water Oaks are regarded as some of the weakest oaks, with notoriously delicate limbs and trunks prone to rotting. Water Oak timber is very useful as fuel, plywood and veneer.
