| Quercus ilicifolia | |
| Author | Wangenh. 1787 Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss. 79 |
| Synonyms | banisteri Michx
1801 ilicifolia var. georgiana A. Wood 1861 nana (Marsh.) Sarg. 1895, nom. illeg., not Willd. rubra var. nana Marsh. 1785 |
| Local names | bear
oak ; scrub oak ; |
| Range | East USA; 0-1500
m; introduced in Europe in 1800; |
| Growth habit | 1-2.5 m (to5
m); shrubby; branches slender, spreading; |
| Leaves | 5-10 x 4-7.5
cm; semi-evergreen; apex pointed; base cuneate; 2-5 toothed lobes with
shallow sinuses; dark green above; paler beneath, greyish or whitish tomentose;
dark purple in winter; petiole 1-2 cm long, pubescent; |
| Flowers | fruits at 5
years old; |
| Fruits | acorn 1-1.5 cm; paired; numerous; dark brown, striped with black; sessile; cup enclosing 1/4 to 1/3 of nut; maturing in 2 years; bitter; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark dark grey, thin, smooth, becoming scaly and furrowed; twig yellow brown, hairy; bud dark brown, ovoid, pubescent, 2-4 mm long; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; prefers lime-free soils, even poor or dry; slow-growing, short-lived; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A.Camus : 420; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, subsection Phellos; -- Hybrids with other red oaks (Q.x brittonii, Q.x caesariensis, Q.x fernaldii, Q.x giffordii, Q.x rehderi, Q. x robbinsii ) ; |
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