| Quercus x leana | |
| Author | Nutt. 1819 N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 25 |
| Synonyms | imbricaria x velutina (for Engelmann it is imbricaria x coccinea) |
| Local names | Lea's hybrid oak; |
| Range | East of North America; |
| Growth habit | 20 m tall; rounded crown; |
| Leaves | 10-18cm long, oblong to oboval; thick and rather leathery; almost entire or with a weakly lobed, sinuate margin; sometimes 1-4 pointed lobes, bristle-tipped; apex sometimes trilobed; base rounded, often asymmetrical; lustrous dark green above, dull beneath with rusty hairs along midrib; petiole 1.5-2 cm; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn 2 cm long, singly or paired; deep cup enclosing 1/2 acorn; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark shallowy ridged; young twigs reddish, with stellate hairs; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; requires lime-free soils; fast-growing; |
| Miscellaneous | -- Section Lobatae; -- Native where parents are meeting; -- The species is probably fixed, as it gives spontaneous seedlings in France; -- Named after T.G.Lee who discovered it in 1830; |
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