Quercus robur - English oak - Facts & Pictures

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Latin name: Quercus robur
Common name: English oak

The pictures above show the summer habit of English oak (Quercus robur). The tree on the left is about 80 years old. The one on the right is about 50 years old. The tree on the right, with its wide spreading branches, is more typical of the Quercus robur habit.

Morton Arboretum accession information:
tree on left: 668-27*1 plt FF-71/57-19
tree on right: 701-57*1 gr D-105/75-00

The leaves of the Quercus robur are lobed and have a very short stalk. The picture on the right is the same tree, taken at the same time, the difference in lighting makes the color different.
Photographs were taken in July 2004.

The acorns of the English oak. This picture was taken in July and the acorn is nearly all "cap". As it matures the acorn will lengthen and the cap will cover less than 1/3 of the nut.


Kingdom Plantae -- Plants
	Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants
		Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants
			Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants
				Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons
					Subclass Hamamelidae
						Order Fagales
							Family Fagaceae -- Beech family
								Genus Quercus L. -- oak
									Species Quercus robur L. -- English oak

Source for classification listing: USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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