Concise Tree Guide by Bloomsbury

Concise Tree Guide by Bloomsbury

Author:Bloomsbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472918444
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-08-15T00:00:00+00:00


Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

DESCRIPTION

Height 20–25m. Deciduous. Crown coneshaped, slender at first, domed in old trees. Bark smooth, dark silver-grey, fissured and darker later. Leaves round or oval, 7–13cm long, with 2–3 pairs of lobes. Vivid red autumn colour.

FLOWERS AND FRUITS

Female flowers in axils of new growth in groups of 3–4. Round acorns 1.2cm long ripen in second autumn.

HABITAT

Native to North America, growing in wet sites in the wild. Widely cultivated in Europe.

Red Oak

Quercus rubra



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