Turner's Oak

Basisdaten

turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') leaf
turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') leaf
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') leaf
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') underside of a leaf
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') leaves
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') leaf position
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') flower
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') trunk / bark
  • turners oak (Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri') tree
description: 

The Turner's oak is a hybrid of the English oak and native to the Mediterranean holm oak (Quercus ilex). It English name Turner's Oak derives from an English nursery owner who has created this hybridization.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Quercus turneri 'Pseudoturneri'
family: 
Beech family (Fagaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 10 m (33 ft) (33 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves of Evergreen oak are dark green, evergreen, obovate, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long, petiole (1 cm (0.4 in), slightly hairy). The underside of the leaf is green, yellow veins. The leaf margin is sinuate and smooth.

leaf shape: 
sinuate
leaf margin: 
smooth
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
evergreen
flowering: 
May - June
blossom color: 
green-yellowish
blossom description: 

The flowers form greenish - yellow drooping catkins. Flowering and leafing sprout together.

gender distribution: 
monoecious
fruit: 

The acorn are ovate and up to 2 cm (0.8 in) long. They hang separately.

branches: 

The twigs are yellowish-brown. The buds are small, brown, and occur most frequently on branch end.

bark: 
The bark is brown and areolated.
root: 
Deep-rooting plant
location: 
Sun to half-shade
soil: 
all soils, sensitive to soil compaction
ph value: 
slightly acid to slightly alkaline(kalkvertragend)
usage: 

single tree, parks and gardens