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Quercus pubescens
Downy Oak or Pubescent Oak
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| pubescens |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Quercus lanuginosa |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 20 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| Central and southern Europe, southwest Asia |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark very rough, light grey and divided into small flakes. Large trees develop very thick whitish bark cracked into deep furrows, similar to the Penduculate oak but lighter in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| The buds are 3-6 mm and blunt, light brown. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are leathery usually 4-10 cm long and 3-6 cm wide, usually widest beyond the middle. The upper leaf surface is dark green and rough, the lower light green. Both leaf surfaces are covered with minute pubescence which is sometimes lost in ol |
| Fruit Description |
| The Quercus pubescens acorns are light brown to yellow, 8-20 mm long, usually thin and pointed. The acorn cups are light grey to almost white, with pointed, overlapping scales, covered with tomentum. The acorn stalks are thick and pubescent, up to 2 |
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