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Taxon
Quercus petraea
Common name:
durmast oak, sessile oak
Family:
Fagaceae (beech family)
Synonym:
Quercus robur var. petraea, Quercus sessiliflora
Distribution:
Europe and w. Asia
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
An important deciduous forest tree to 100' or more in its native habitat in Europe. Leaves are 4-5" long with rounded lobes. Foliage is lustrous dark green in summer turning yellow in the fall. Fruit is an acorn, unstalked, 3/4-1" long.
Links:
Flora Europaea
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
The Plant List
Locations
1:
OAK: BE38
(BE38)
• Accession: D1973-0093.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
OAK: BJ33
(BJ33)
• Accession: D1992-0605.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
OAK: BK35
(BK35)
• Accession: D2002-0455.001 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
4:
PKW: AQ06
(AQ06)
• Accession: D2002-0455.002 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
5:
PKW: AR06
(AR06)
• Accession: D2002-0455.003 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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Individual