Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., (sessile oak)


22 Apr 2007 at OSGR: SU83 in Surrey, England

Found asTree
Date22 April 2007
OS grid refOSGR: SU83
Lat/Lon51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W
Vice CountySurrey, VC no: 17
CountryEngland

Notes:

This broad-leafed form is close to Q. petraea, but the leaf bases being wedge-shaped (cuneate) on one side and lobed on the other indicate some introgression from Q robur.

Although this particular tree was by the roadside, there were many similar trees in the adjoining woodland.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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