The Fagaceae comprise five or six subfamilies, 9 genera, and ca. 1,100 species. They are widely distributed in temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas of the Northern Hemisphere, from Europe to Southeast Asia, and from southern Canada to Colombia. Members of this family are often dominant in temperate and subtropical forests and woodlands. These are trees or shrubs, deciduous or evergreen. The leaves are simple, lobed or unlobed, with entire or serrate margins. The flowers are arranged in catkins, have 4-6 sepals, and no petals. The fruit are nuts (acorns, beech nuts and chestnuts). Nuts of the Fagaceae are an important food resource for many species of mammals and birds.

		American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
		Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
		Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
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