| General Description | The Henry Tanbark Oak is a drought and heat tolerant tree, evergreen, interesting flowering oak. Closely related to Lithocarpus edulis. Native to central china.
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| ID Characteristic | Henry Tanbark Oak is a oval shaped tree with leaves turning yellowish green in winter and having the appearance of a lack of fertilization. Long green leathery leaves with long white flower spikes covering the tree. |
| Propagation | Easy from acorn and fairly easy from cuttings taken in autumn.
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| Cultivation | Does well in dry soil and heat. Rather rare in cultivation but slowly becoming less so.
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| Pests | Foliar fungal disease spreads easily in moist conditions and needs to be treated before the buds become too large. Oak wilt, sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum), Dutch elm disease can also be a problem.
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| Habitat | Evergreen forests. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is tanned white colour hence the name tanbark and appears to be peeling. The lower portion of the trunk is a darker black with white-tan spots.
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| Leaf Description | The leaves of the Henry Tanbark Oak are alternate, simple, evergreen. They are narrow 10-25 cm long, 4–5 cm wide; leathery feel. Dark green on top, lighter green below with 10–14 vein pairs. Petiole is 2.5 cm in length.
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| Flower Description | Flowers are long erect, spiked at the end of the shoots with both male and female flowers on the same structure.
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| Fruit Description | Fruits are acorns and are closely set on a 10-20 cm long spike that appears at the end of the shoots. Acorns are globose 2 cm wide and a 0.5 cm deep, with a shallow cap.
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| Colour Description | The colour of the leaves are dark green and turn yellowish green in colder weather. Bark is tan-grey. Flowers are white-yellow in colour. |
| Texture Description | Medium.
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