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Quercus cerris

Late stage fruit. Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 22/03/2008, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Female and male flowers. Wanganui. Oct 2007.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Acorn in ‘hairy’ cup; planted tree in Queens Park, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 22/03/2008, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Turkey oak, moss-cupped oak

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Simplified description

Deciduous tree to 35 m tall. Leaves more deeply lobed than on Q. robur and hairy below. Acorn cups with coarse recurved scales (‘hairs’).

Flower colours

Green, Yellow

Detailed description

A fast growing deciduous tree to 35m tall. Seeds freely and seedlings can be common under and near planted trees.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Quercus

Family

Fagaceae

Authority

Quercus cerris L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1880

Origin

S. and C. Europe, S.W. Asia

Reason for introduction

Ornamental; shade

Propagation technique

Seed

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