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| Quercus vesca | |
| Author | Kotschy 1862 Eich. Eur. Orient. 36 |
| Synonyms | libani var. vesca (Kotschy) Boiss. 1879 |
| Local names | |
| Range | Kurdistan; Iran; Syria; Cilicia; Turkish Armenia; |
| Growth habit | 9-10 m tall; |
| Leaves | 5-12
cm; oblong or oboval-oblong, not unlike those of Q.libani ; apex pointed; base cordate; margin with 8-12
pairs of mucronate teeth; dark green, lustrous, glabrous above (or with
some scattered stellate hairs); pale green, densely hairy beneath, with
short, felted tomentum; 9-13 straight, parallel veins pairs; petiole 1.6
cm long, tomentose; |
| Flowers | female catkin short, with 1-2 flowers; |
| Fruits | acorn
2-2.5 cm long; apex depressed; cup half-round, with small, inconspicuous
scales; long and slightly reflected scales towards rim of cup; ripen in
2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
furrowed; twig densely tomentose; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; slow-growing; powdery mildew- resistant; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : tome 1, p. 524, n° 113 ; -- Related to Q. libani, but leaves are hairy beneath and acorn has reflected scales near the rim (features of Q. brantii which shares the same range). -- May be a hybrid between Q. libani and Q. brantii ; -- For some Authors (Govaerts & Frodin), it is a synonym of Q. libani; |
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