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://www.uky.edu/hort/Bur-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/statenuseries-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/how-to-identify-a-southern-red-ak/#:~:text=Oak%20ID%20Tips%201%20The%20upside%20down%20pagoda,sinuses%2C%20and%20a%20pubescent%20underside%20of%20the%20leaf. No Publication Date. Accessed December 4, 2023.
  4. https://objects.liquidweb.services/images/202009/inat_1601294383-5f71d24c44cc0.jpg
  5. https://www.goodlettsville.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=5787
  6. https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.7601f71d9dbb3c3f2f3a36bc5df5c01b?rik=1KTHOHPky6pAXA&riu=http%3a%2f%2flynnhavenrivernow.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2020%2f03%2fPAM_1158-EditCherrybarkOak1.jpg&ehk=9qM0MU7dy2HrSAGhblUxQ2o6yPchleB2%2be%2fx5x5ifn8%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0