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