Quercus variabilis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quercus variabilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quercus variabilis, Blume (Q. chinensis, Bunge, not Abel. Q. Bungeana, Forbes. Q. serrata, Carruth., not Thunb.). Tree, to 80 ft.: lvs. slender-petioled, oblong to oblong- lanceolate, acuminate, crenately serrate, with bristle-like teeth, dark green and glabrous above, whitish tomentulose below, 3 1/2-6 in. long: fr. almost sessile; acorn subglobose, not much exceeding the large cup; scales thick, lanceolate, recurved. N. China, Japan. S.I.F. 1:28.—Handsome tree with distinct foliage almost like that of Castanea crenata; has proved hardy in Mass. and W. N. Y. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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