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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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