Cherrybark Oak - Quercus pagoda Raf. Beech Family (Fagaceae)

The cherrybark tree has heavy strong wood that makes it an excellent timber tree for furniture and interior finish. This tree is also a pleasant shade tree and is a fast growing oak tree.2

Many wild animals and birds use the acorns of the cherrybark as food. Within the range of this oak, animals and birds include acorns as a substantial part (10 percent or more) of their diets. Among these the heaviest eaters are the gray squirrel, wild turkey, and blue jay, followed by the wood duck, red-bellied woodpecker, redheaded woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, common grackle, raccoon, white-tailed deer, and eastern fox squirrel.2

The upside down pagoda shape is unique to the Cherrybark Oak.3

References:
  1. Cherrybark Oak. Glen Arboretum Towson University. https://wp.towson.edu/glenarboretum/cherrybark-oak/. No Publication Date. Accessed December 4, 2023.
  2. Cherrybark Oak. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Forestry/state-nuseries-and-tree-seedlings/Documents/Oak,%20cherrybark.pdf No Publication Date. Accessed December 4, 2023.
  3. How to Identify a Cherrybark Oak. Washington University Arboretum. https://trees.wustl.edu/items/71/. No Publication Date. Accessed December 4, 2023.
  4. https://wp.towson.edu/glenarboretum/cherrybark-oak/
  5. Goodlettsville TN Parks and Recreation. https://www.goodlettsville.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=5787
  6. https://www.lynnhavenrivernow.org/naturenotes/cherrybark-oak-muscles-ripped-is-a-tower-of-strength-by-mary-reid-barrow/