Quercus cerris

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus cerris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus cerris, Linn. Turkey Oak. Tree, to 120 ft., with rather short spreading branches forming a broad pyramidal, at length often irregular open head: lvs. oblong or obovate-oblong, pinnatifid, with 3-8 pairs of entire or few-toothed lobes, dark green and somewhat rough above, grayish pubescent or almost glabrous beneath at length: fr. short-stalked, ripening the second year; acorn oblong-ovate, to 1 1/2 in. long, embraced about one-half by the large mossy cup. S.E. Eu. W. Asia. Mn. 3:166. Gn. 27, pp. 476, 477. H.W. 2:25, pp. 74-6. G.W. 8, p. 181. F.E. 14:1264 (pl. 41).—Handsome oak with dark green foliage and of pyramidal habit when young, but not quite hardy N. Easily recognized even in winter by the slender subulate scales surrounding and exceeding the winter buds. Var. austriaca, Loud. Lvs. longer-petioled, less deeply lobed, or almost sinuately dentate with short, acute, entire lobes. For Q. austriaca sempervirens, see Q. Pseudotuneri in suppl. list. Var. laciniata, Loud. Lvs. deeply pinnatifid, often almost to the midrib divided into narrow oblong acute lobes. Var. Ambrozyana, Aschers. & Graebn. (Q. Ambrozyana, Simonkai). Lvs. half-evergreen, smaller, subcoriaceous, glabrous above, with bristly teeth; stipules smaller, caducous. Hungary.—There are hybrids with Q. Suber, for which see Q. Lucombeana, in suppl. list. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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