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Quercus × leana Nutt. 1842
(Q. imbricaria × Q. velutina)
Fagaceae (APG IV)
Lea's hybrid oak, Lea oak
Akzessionnummer: EG-K-034-18227
Pflanzjahr: 1997
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Quercus × leana Nutt.
Fagaceae
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Eastern North America
Size: 12 - 18 (m)
Quercus × leana Nutt. - Accepted: Quercus × leana Nutt. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
- Color of flower
- yellowish green
- Flowers
- monoecious; flowers in separate male and female catkins
- Life form
- tree
- Leaves
- thick and coriaceous; oblong to obovate, sinuate-lobed margin with bristle-tipped lobes; lower surface with rusty pubescence; petiole 1.5-2 cm long
- Foliage persistence
- deciduous
- Fruits
- acorn with saucer-shaped cupule
- Soil conditions
- preferentially on lime-free, well-drained soils
- Constraints according moisture
- drought tolerant
- Comments
- is a hybrid of Quercus imbricaria Michx. with Quercus velutina Lam. (according to Engelmann a hybrid ofQuercus imbricaria Michx. with Quercus coccinea Münchh.)
- Usage
- as ornamental tree for parks and lawns (street tree)
- Bark
- dark grey, slightly furrowed
Plants for a Future (1996-2012): PFAF. See: https://pfaf.org/;
The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;
The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;
Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 4.3.2020Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 3.4.2019
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