Lithocarpus hancei #035.1999B
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Plant Accession Number:
035.1999B
Accepted Name:
Lithocarpus hancei (Benth.) Rehder
Accession Date:
Jul 1, 2000
Date of Planting:
2008
Garden Area:
Rifle Range North East
Recorded Heights:
| Height | Date |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Metres | Feb 17, 2012 |
Group:
genus Lithocarpus
Taxon Description:
A spreading evergreen tree to 15 m tall with glabrous shoots. Leaves untoothed, elliptic to lanceolate, to 10 cm long and 5 cm wide, tapered to a point at the tip and narrowed at the base to a stalk of up to 4 cm long, green on both sides. Acorns nearly rounded, with a short point at the tip, to 2 cm long, ripening the second year. It has reached 9 m at Caerhays, Cornwall.
Categories:
- Lithocarpus
Natural Range:
- Taiwan
- S China