Quercus acuta

Quercus acuta
Japanese Evergreen Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. acuta
Binomial name
Quercus acuta
Thunb

Quercus acuta, the Japanese Evergreen Oak, is an oak native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China's Guizhou Province.[1] Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks very unlike an oak.

It is usually bushy and densely domed, reaching a height of 14 m. The bark is smooth and dark grey. Leaves are dark and glossy above and yellowish beneath. They narrow to a long, finely-rounded tip. The flowers are on a stiff 5 cm catkin.

References

  1. ^ "Quercus acuta". Oaks of the World [1] Accessed 8 April 2011.
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