Quercus helferiana (Mao Zhi Qing Gang (Chinese))
Botanical Information
Family | Fagaceae |
Genus | Quercus |
Species | helferiana |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (evergreen) |
Origin | India, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and China. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Height | 20 m |
Flowering Period | March, April |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
Habitat | Found at altitudes of 900-2,000 m. |
Bark/Stem Description | Rough and thickly ridged, brown in colour. |
Leaf Description | Oblong-elliptic, oval or ellpitic-lanceolate, glossy and glabrous with a greyish-brown underside, a rounded or cuneate base and 9-14 veins on either side of the midvein, 12-20 x 4-9 cm. |
Fruit Description | Acorn, flat, 1-1.6 x 1.5-2.2 cm, produced October through November. |