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Quercus frainetto


Hungarian Oak, Italian Oak




Origin:  Native to southern Italy, Turkey and the Balkans.
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Species
frainetto
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Canadian Hardiness Zone
5a - 6a
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6 - H7
Temperature (°C)
(-23) - (-18)
Temperature (°F)
(-10) - 0
Height
25-30 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
June
General Description
This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Growth
Medium
Bark/Stem Description
Light grey and furrowed bark with light greenish-brown twigs.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Large, long and pointed, shiny russet or light brown in colour with minute tomentum (woolly down), 1 cm in length.
Leaf Description
Oboval or oblong, 3 lobes with 7-10 lobes on either side, rough and dark green with a heart-shaped to auricled base, 10-25 x 8-15 cm.
Flower Description
Drooping golden brown catkins, 5-8 cm.
Fruit Description
Acorns are light brown, maturing in roughly 6 months. They are 15-35 mm long, egg shaped, usually with a blunt apex. The cup is covered with long, overlapping scales and russet hairs.
Notable Specimens
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
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