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Quercus petraea |
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 TreesPropagationPlanting
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Quercus
petraea is a large domed deciduous tree reaching up to 40m in height growing in
woodlands on acid soils. It is often confused with quercus robur as it looks similar. It
as dark green glossy leaves without the ears at the base.The male flowers are similar to
robur but the female are bud shaped and stalkless these appear in late April along with
the leaves. Slightly smaller acorns in cups with smaller scales are produced in September
ripening brown. Its wood was used as charcoal because it would burn steadily. Its bark was
used for making leather because it contains tannin. The differences are
petraea - seeds on stalks leaves without, robur - leaves on stalks seeds without.
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Sessil oak buds similar toEnglishoak but are larger and have hairs . |
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means stalkless referring to the acorns |
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Crops vary from year to year, collect nuts from tree or ground when
brown, after the first frosts. Sow straight away to a depth of 10cm. In spring
remove top 5cm and they should shoot in late April, protect from predators. 