Quercus petraea #111.1995A
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Plant Accession Number:
111.1995A
Accepted Name:
Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.
Common Name:
Sessile oak
Accession Date:
Jul 4, 1996
Garden Area:
Apple Orchard
Recorded Heights:
| Height | Date |
|---|---|
| 2 Metres | May 15, 2008 |
| 5 Metres | Aug 15, 2009 |
| 5 Metres | May 1, 2011 |
| 3.5 Metres | Mar 16, 2012 |
Group:
section Quercus (the white oaks)
Taxon Description:
A large deciduous tree to 40 m tall, often dominant in forests or growing with other oaks. The broadly elliptic to obovate leaves to 15 cm long are with 6-8 shallow rounded lobes on each side and are borne on a distinct stalk to 4 cm long. They are dark green and slightly glossy above, blue green with some hairs beneath. Acorns are ovoid to 4 cm long, ripening in the first year and borne singly or in small clusters, unstalked or with a very short stalk. A British native, widely distributed but most common in the north and west, this species can be distinguished from the more frequently seen Q. robur by the long-stalked leaves and the unstalked acorns. It has reached 40 m at Knole Park, Kent.We do not have big established trees of this species here, ours not being much more than 8 m, but we do have a number of interesting cultivars represented.
Categories:
- Rated as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List of Oaks
- Quercus Species
Natural Range:
- Cauc
- Eur
- Turkey