Quercus aliena

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus aliena in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Quercus aliena, Blume. Tree, to 50 ft. or more: branchlets glabrous: lvs. oblong-obovate, obtuse or acutish at the apex, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, coarsely sinuate-dentate with broad obtuse or acutish teeth, dark yellowish green and glabrous above, whitish or grayish tomentulose beneath, with 10-15 pairs, of veins, 4-8 in. long; petioles 1/4-3/4in. long: frs. 1-3, short-stalked or nearly sessile; acorn ellipsoid to oblong, 3/4-1 in. long, embraced about one-third by the cup-shaped grayish tomentulose cup, its scales thin, acuminate. S.I.F. 1:28. Japan, Korea, Cent. China. Var. acuteserrata, Maxim. Lvs. usually somewhat smaller and narrower, with acute or acutish gland-tipped teeth often slightly incurved at the apex. Japan, Cent. China.—This recently intro. species has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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