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Quercus aliena


Hu Li (Chinese)




Origin:  Japan, Korea, China and Thailand; introduced in Europe in 1908.
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Species
aliena
Category
Woody
Height
20-30 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchAprilMay
General Description
This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Habitat
Mixed mesophytic forests at an altitude of 100-2,700 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Greyish-brown, glabrescent twigs.
Leaf Description
Lanceolate or oboval, toothed, dark green with a greyish-brown pubescent underside, a rounded to cuneate base and 10-15 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 8-20 x 5-13 cm.
Fruit Description
Acorn, ovoid, singular or in groups of 2-3, 1.7-2.5 cm in length.
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