Taxon

Quercus pubescens

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Common name: downy oak
Family: Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym: Quercus lanuginosa
Distribution: Europe and w. Asia
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A small- to medium-size deciduous tree with leathery leaves--dark green on top, pale green and tomentose below. Round lobes signify its membership in the white oak group. It grows 40-50' tall and wide. Open grown specimens develop with a broad, irregular crown. No fall color as leaves stay green into late fall. It can be used as a specimen or lawn tree. Can tolerate heavy clay soil but prefers moist, well-drained loam and is tolerant of both low and higher pH. Site in full sun or part shade.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: OAK: BG31 (BG31) • Accession: D1988-1122.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: OAK: BJ34 (BJ34) • Accession: D1968-0383.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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