My students and I passed this tree at the National Arboretum a few weeks ago and it was downright impossible not to stop and take a longer look. The graceful lean to it, in addition to the backlit sun, made the tree look downright enchanted.
It was obviously an oak, but I was unsure which species. Turns out it is Quercus falcata or Southern red oak or Spanish oak. Its northernmost range is New Jersey, but the tree is so incredibly sensitive to compaction, you rarely encounter it.
lovely tree. The weepy-ness of the form and the course texture is wonderful. Hard to find in the trade though.
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