Woody > Quercus > Quercus semecarpifolia > Quercus semecarpifolia
Quercus semecarpifolia
Brown Oak, Kharshu Oak, Gao Shan Li (Chinese)
Origin: India, Nepal, Afghanistan, north Tibet and Myanmar.
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Quercus |
| Species |
| semecarpifolia |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Height |
| 20-30 m |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Mountain forests at an altitude of 2,500-4,000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fissured into square plates, dark grey. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Conical, 3-6 mm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval with a pointed or obtuse apex and a cordate base, dark green with a hairy, golden underside and 7-12 secondary veins on either side of the midvein. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow male catkins, 5-12 cm in length and pistillate inflorescences, 2-7 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Acorn, globbose and glabous black in colour when mature, 1.8-2.5 cm in diameter. |
top