Quercus hemisphaerica W.Bartram

Darlington oak (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Quercus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Close to the coast, growing on moderately dry, sandy soils, on scrub sandhills, stream banks and stabilized dunes on beaches and islands; at elevations up to 150 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses dye medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Quercus hemisphaerica unspecified picture

Distribution

Quercus hemisphaerica world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296245-1
WFO ID wfo-0000291084
COL ID 4R54Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Quercus hemisphaerica Dryopsila maritima Quercus hemispherica var. maritima Quercus laurifolia var. maritima Quercus laurifolia subsp. maritima Quercus phellos var. maritima Quercus virens var. maritima Quercus virginiana var. maritima Quercus nigra f. hemisphaerica Quercus geminata f. maritima Quercus maritima Quercus maritima