Characteristics
A small tree. It grows 8 m tall and spreads 8 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The branches are slender. The bark is dark and greyish-black. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped. They are glossy green above and have teeth with bristles along the edge. The fruit are acorns which have short stalks.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
anemogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
8.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
8.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit or nuts are roasted and eaten.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
120 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-23
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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