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  Quercus 'Macon'
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Synonyms cultivar : macranthera X conferta (= fainetto)
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Range
Growth habit
Leaves closer to those of Q. frainetto, but with more ovate blade, more pointed and smaller
Flowers
Fruits acorn 3-4 cm long, 0.5-0.8 cm wide;

Bark, twigs and
buds

young shots and buds tomentose, as in Q. macranthera;
Hardiness zone, habitat
Miscellaneous -- Leaves like those of Q. frainetto, but young shots and buds are like those of Q.macranthera;
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The first specimen was discovered at Trompenburg Arboretum, Rotterdam.
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