Quercus imbricaria

Description

A spreading, deciduous tree to 20m tall, pyramidal before developing a broad, rounded crown with age. Oblong to lance-shaped, dark green glossy leaves up to 18cm long are unlobed with a slightly undulating edge and bristle-pointed; leaves turn yellow-brown to reddish-brown in autumn. Solitary, nearly spherical acorns are borne in scaly cups

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