| Quercus vaccinifolia | |
| Author | Kellogg 1870 |
| 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 | 0.4-1.5 m tall; densely bushy; suckering; |
| Leaves | 1.5-3.5cm x 0.7-1.5, evergreen; oblong or elliptic, sometimes oval; apex pointed, sometimes blunt; base cuneate to rounded; margin entire or slightly toothed; green and glabrous above (or with rare stellate hairs, but without glandular hairs), paler, grey green beneath; 6-8 veins pairs; petiole 5-8 mm; |
| Flowers | male on raised catkins, in May to July; |
| Fruits | acorn solitary or seldom paired, 0.8-1.7 cm long, pointed, rather narrow (0.5-1 cm wide); cup thin, shallow, 1-1.5 cm wide, silvery brown pubescent; maturation in 2 years; |
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| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy (withstands -15°C); slow growing; prefers rocky soils without limstone; |
| Miscellaneous | -- A.Camus = n° 294; -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Protobalanus; |
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| Pictures |
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