Woody > Quercus > Quercus lamellosa > Quercus lamellosa
Quercus lamellosa
Buk Oak, Bao Pian Qing Gang
Origin: Central Himalaya to southern China.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| lamellosa |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Cyclobalanopsis lamellosa, Cyclobalanopsis fengii, Cyclobalanopsis nigrinervis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7-10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (- 20) - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-4) - 41 |
| Height |
| 30 m tall, or more; trunk to 1.5-2.5 m in diameter |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in semi-shade or no shade in moist soil. The plant can tolerate strong winds. |
| Habitat |
| Forms dense evergreen forests with Lithocarpus and Castanopsis species at altitudes up to 2700 metres |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Rough, greyish-brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval-elliptic, glossy and glabrous with a cuneate base and 18-30 secondary veins on either side of the midvein, 15-35 x 5-10 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Male flowers on catkins shorter than leaves; pistillate flowers on very short inflorescences bearing 3-4 cups. |
| Fruit Description |
| A big, flattened acorn, 2-3 cm long, 3-4 cm in diameter, smooth, enclosed 2/3 to 4/5 by cup, cup sessile, 2-3 cm long, 3-5 cm in diameter, 7-10 concentric rings with flaking edges at maturity, basal scar 2-3 cm wide, flat or slightly convex, stylopodium persistent, 5 mm thick, and maturing in 1 year. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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