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Taxon
Quercus pubescens
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
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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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Individual