Basisdaten
description:
The oak is also called Japanese or Asian chestnut oak. It is native to Asia. The oak is now also cultivated in the eastern part of America.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Quercus acutissima
other name:
Japanese chestnut oak
other name:
Asian chestnut oak
family:
Beech family (Fagaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 30 m (99 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are 8-20 cm (3.2 - 7.9 in) long and up to 6 cm wide. The leaf margin is cut evenly and the leaves are alternate.
leaf shape:
oblong
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow - orange
flowering:
April – May
blossom color:
yellowish
blossom description:
The yellowish flowers in hanging catkins appear from late April with the budding of the leaves.
gender distribution:
monoecious / unisexual
fruit:
The acorns are first green then brown, about 2 cm long, usually solitary. The fruit cup wrapped most of the acorn.
branches:
The branches are brownish with a few lenticels. The brownish lateral buds are individually and the terminal buds occur frequently. The bud-shape is ovate.
bark:
The brown bark is first almost smooth, and deeply furrowed later.
location:
Sonne - Halbschatten
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
slightly acidic up to slightly alkaline
usage:
Single tree
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