| Quercus sadleriana | |
| Author | R.Br.ter. 1871 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. IV, 7: 249 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | |
| Range | SW
Oregon; NW California (Siskiyou and Klamath Mountains); often associate
with Picea breweriana; to 2200 m ; |
| Growth habit | 0.5-1 m tall, sometimes to 2.5 m; with multiple trunks and spreading crown; rhizomatous; |
| Leaves | 8-13
x 4-5 cm; evergreen or nearly so; thick; elliptic to oval-oblong; apex
acuminate; base rounded; margin toothed; dark green, glabrous above; pale
green, bloomy, slightly hairy beneath (stellate hairs); 15-20 vein pairs,
straight, impressed above, raised beneath; petiole hairless, yellow, 1.5-2.5
cm long; |
| Flowers | spring;
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| Fruits | acorn
1.7-2 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter; ovoid; subsessile; solitary or
in pairs; enclosed 1/3 by cup; cup funnel-shaped, with grey, slightly
warty scales; maturing in 1 year; cotyledons distinct; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
grey, smooth; twigs brown, bloomy, glabrous; buds scaly, yellowish, globose,
8-10 mm in diameter, with silky scales; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy (zone 7); prefers acidic, moist soils; in the understory of open conifers forests ; |
| Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : n° 188; -- Sub-genus Quercus, section Ponticae; -- Looks like Q.pontica; |
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| Pictures |
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