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  Quercus x bimundorum
Author E.J.Palmer 1948 J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 18 1948
Synonyms alba x robur
Local names
Bimundors oak;
Range Central-West to North-East USA
Growth habit to 12 m tall;
Leaves obovate; apex obtuse; base subcordate or auricled; margindeeply cut into 7-9 obtuse lobes; petiole 5-10 mm long;
Flowers
Fruits acorn ovoid, 1,5-2 cm long, reddish; cupscales rather thin;

Bark, twigs and
buds

Hardiness zone, habitat prefers light soils; hardy;
Miscellaneous -- Section Quercus;
-- Spontaneous hybrid found by C. Gebfert on a wooded hillside in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts;

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