| Quercus montana | |
| Author | Willd. 1805 Sp. Pl. 4: 440 |
| Synonyms | Quercus prinus L. 1753 (A.Camus
: 191) carolineana Dippel 1891 monticola Petz. & Kirchn.1864 prinus var. monticola Michx. 1801 prinus var. palustris Michx. 1801 |
| Local names | mountain chestnut oak ; rock chestnut oak ; |
| Range | S and E USA; to 1500 m; introduced in Europe (Great-Britain) in 1688; |
| Growth habit | 20-30 m; crown narrow, bole straight; |
| Leaves | 10-20 x 5-10 cm; oboval to elliptic; apex acuminate; base cuneate or rounded; 9-14 pairs of triangular lobes, smaller near apex; pale green, with tufts of trichoma adaxially; a little glaucous, with scattered hairs abaxially; dark red at fall; 10-14 vein pairs; petiole thin, yellow, 2-3 cm long; |
| Flowers | late spring; |
| Fruits | acorn 2 cm long, ovoid; dark brown; 1 to 3 together; cup sessile or shortly stalked, with small, grey green scales, enclosing 1/3 of nut; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark dark grey, almost black, deeply furrowed; twig light brown, hairless, thick, with numerous lenticels; buds light brown, ovoid, hairless or nearly so, 4-6 cm long, sometimes pointed; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; withstands poor, dry, rocky soils; |
| Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : n° 191, named
Q.prinus L.; -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Albae; -- The name Q.prinus has been used for an other species (Quercus michauxii), so it is preferable to name this species Q.montana Willdenow, in order to avoid any confusion. |
| Subspecies and varieties |
--- Q.prinus var.
acuminata Michx = Q.acuminata Sarg. = Q.muehlenbergii (voir cette fiche) |
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