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Quercus vaccinifolia | |
Author | Kellogg 1870 Sci. Opin. 3: 52 |
Synonyms | chrysolepis
var. vaccinifolia (Kellogg ) Engelm. 1880 chrysolepis subsp vacciniifolia (Kellogg) E.Murray 1983 |
Local names | huckleberry oak |
Range | southwest Oregon and California, to 3000 m on rocky mountain slopes; introduced in Europe in 1909; cultivated at Kew; |
Growth habit | 1-2 m tall; bushy; |
Leaves | evergreen leaves 1.5-2.5 cm, pointed, wavy, entire or slightly toothed, green and glabrous above (or with rare stellate hairs, but without glandular hairs), grey green beneath; petiole 5-8 mm; |
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Fruits | acorn solitary, 0.8-1.7 cm long, pointed, rather narrow; cup thin, shallow, 1-1.5 cm wide, silvery brown pubescent; |
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Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy (withstands -15°C); slow growing; prefers rocky soils; |
Miscellaneous | -- A.Camus = n° 294; -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Protobalanus; |
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