Hungarian Oak

Basisdaten

hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) leaf
hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) leaf
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) leaf
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) leaf underside
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) leaves
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) early fruits
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) blossom in spring
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) bud
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) blossoms
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) buds
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) foliage in autumn
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) tree crown
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) tree crown detail
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) tree crown in winter
  • hungarian oak (Quercus fainetto) trunk / bark
description: 

The Hungarian oak is originally from Europe and the front area of the Near East. In Hungary it is, despite its name rather rare, because there the soils are to calcareous.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Quercus frainetto
other name: 
Italian Oak
family: 
Beech family (Fagaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 35 m (115 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves of Hungarian oak are dark green on upside and 12 - 25 cm (4.7 – 9.8 in) long. The underside of the leaf is pale yellow. The leaves are strongly sinuate. The petiole is short and the leaf is curled at the leaf base. The leaf margin is smooth.

leaf shape: 
sinuate
leaf margin: 
smooth
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
copper yellow - brown
flowering: 
May
blossom color: 
greenish - yellowish
blossom description: 

The flowers form greenish yellow catkins which sprout with the leaves.

gender distribution: 
monoecious
fruit: 

Acorns, light brown. The fruit cups wrapped half the acorn.

branches: 

The branches are first olive green and smooth, later brownish with lenticels. The buds are brown, ovoid thick and pointed.

bark: 
The bark is first gray and smooth, later brown and fissured.
root: 
Deep-rooting plant
location: 
Sun
soil: 
permeable soils, not to calcareous
ph value: 
neutral to acid
usage: 

garden- street- and parks tree in America forest tree

Typical diseases for Hungarian Oak

Typical fungi for Hungarian Oak