Quercus glauca

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus glauca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus glauca, Thunb. (Cylobalanopsis glauca, Oerst.). Evergreen tree, to 45 ft.: branchlets glabrous or nearly so: lvs. on slender petioles 1/3-1 in. long, elliptic-oblong to ovate-oblong, acuminate, broadly cuneate or nearly rounded at the base, dentate above the middle, lustrous above, glaucous beneath and silky, at least while young, 3-5 in. long: fr. short-stalked, 1-3; cup saucer-shaped, silky-pubescent outside, with 5-7 concentric rings; nut ellipsoid, 3/4in. long. Japan. S.I.F. 1:30. I.T. 4:103.—Handsome evergreen tree, planted occasionally in Calif. and in the southeastern states. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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