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Hybrid sessile and English oak
Hybrid sessile and English oak
A much debated tree that physically looks like a half way house between an English oak and a sessile oak.
What other names does it have?
Generic name
Oak
Latin name
Quercus x rosacea
Family name
Beech
Latin family name
Fagaceae
What type of tree is it?
Is it a broadleaf or conifer?
It is a broadleaf
Does it lose its leaves in autumn?
Yes, it is deciduous
Species description:
Average height
15-25m
Leaf
Shape
Lobed
Colour
Green
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf burst usually occurs
Mid-May
Flower, seed, and fruit
Type of flower
Catkin
Flowering season
Early May – late June
Tree/flower sex
Both sexes
Fruit colour
Green ripening to brown
Fruit season
Autumn
Type of seed body
Acorn
Seeds dispersed by
Wildlife
What other trees are similar?
Can easily be confused with?
Sessile and pedunculate oak as these are the 'parents' of this tree
Where is it usually found?
Is it native or non-native to the British Isles?
Native
Where is its natural range?
Much debated as the hybrid could occur anywhere both the parents ocurred together.
Additional information
Human uses of tree and timber
Little is known about this tree but we could assume that its characteristics are similar to those of the 'parent' trees. Try looking at English oak or sessile oak.
Tree lore and folklore
The status of this tree is much debated. Some say a natural hybrid in the wild would be rare and the flowering times of the parent trees differ enough to prevent overlap. Others use different reasoning, suggesting that the natural variability in leaves and acorns of either parent means that trees labelled as this hybrid could simply be an odd version of either English or sessile oak.
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