Laurel Oak

Laurel oak may refer to two species of trees native to the southeastern United States:

  • Quercus hemisphaerica, sometimes called sand laurel oak or Darlington oak
  • Quercus laurifolia, sometimes called swamp laurel oak, diamond-leaf oak, obtusa oak, or water oak

Famous quotes containing the words laurel and/or oak:

    “The strongest poison ever known
    Came from Caesar’s laurel crown.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)

    “Below me trees unnumbered rise,
    Beautiful in various dyes:
    The gloomy pine, the poplar blue,
    The yellow beech, the sable yew,
    The slender fir that taper grows,
    The sturdy oak with broad-spread boughs.”
    —John Dyer (1699–1758)