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Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak, Durmast Oak
Origin: France and northern Spain.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| petraea |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Height |
| 20 - 45 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Moist forests at an altitude of approximately 1,800 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Grey and fissured with shiny greyish-brown twigs. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Pointed, 4-9 cm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| Glossy, dark green with a pale underside, 5-8 rounded lobes, a truncate or oblique base and 5-7 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 6-12 x 4-7 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Gloden brown drooping catkins, 5-8 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, ovoid, 1.5-4 x 1-2.5 cm. |
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