Quercus dentata Thunb.

Japan, Korea, China; 100-2700 m; introduced in Europe in 1830;

may reaches 15 m, but is most often stunted; crown sparse, loose;

15-30 x 6-20 cm, and more; semi-persistent; oboval; leathery; crowded towards branchlet apex; base attenuate, narrow, rounded to heart-shaped; margin sinuate-lobed; lobes rounded apically; dark green, rough above; pubescent below; 4-10 vein pairs; petiole 2-15 mm, stout, hairy;

April-May; female flowers at the end of new shoots;

acorn 1.5-2.2 cm, ovoid, hairless; sessile cup 1 cm wide, with brownish tomentose, reflexed scales, covering 1/2 or 1/3 of nut; matures in 1 year;

hardy; prefers acidic soils; slow growing; can’t stand spring frost;

– A. Camus : n° 122; – Sub-genus Quercus, section Quercus; – Wood hard, heavy; – There is a wellknown cultivar, very nice : Q.‘Pondaim’ : it is probably a hybrid between Q. pon tica and Q.dentata (= daim io), hence the name. (photo = see Q.pontica ) – OOTW reports hybrid: Q. × fenchengensis (Q. aliena var. acutiserrata × Q. dentata) – OOTW reports hybrid: Q. × hopeiensis (Q. dentata × Q. wutaishanica)