Quercus pontica

Armenian oak (Quercus pontica )

The Armenian oak called (Quercus pontica ), also Pontic oak, is a species of the genus of oaks (Quercus ). It is native to northern Asia Minor, Armenia, and the Caucasus. The proximity to the Black Sea ( " pontica " ) explains her epithet pontica and the trivial names Pontic oak.

Description

The Armenian oak grows as wide - rounder, large shrub or stocky, thick, small tree, reaching stature heights of 4 to 6 meters, and is about as wide in old age. The trunk diameter can be up to 40 centimeters. It grows very slowly with 10 centimeters per year. The very stiff upright branches are bare, remarkably thick and often edgy. The main root reaches deep into the ground. The bark is gray and irregularly longitudinally torn, and forms in old trunks lying loose bark plates.

The alternate arranged on the branches leaves are stalked yellow, reminiscent of the leaves of the chestnut tree. The simple, relatively large, dark green, leathery and rather coarse leaf blade is not lobed, with a length of up to 25 centimeters and a width of about 10 inches. The leaf margin is serrated irregular. The underside is colored blue green and clearly shows sublime yellow leaf veins. The autumn colors in late October is strong bright golden - yellow, yellow- orange, and brown - yellow. The leaves remain - as is typical with other oaks - very long hanging on the branches.

The flowering period extends from May to June. The Armenian oak is hanging, long, yellow-green, kitten -like inflorescences. The at a length of 2 to 3.5 inches oblong- ovate, reddish-brown acorns are sometimes surrounded up to half of the fruit cup ( cupula ), who is busy with tight -fitting, tomentose scales.

Location and use

On moist slopes of their native South-East European Armenian oak is a large, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree grows; as ornamental tree it is used as einstämmiger tree.

Since 1885 is the petite Armenian oak in parks or gardens to be found there as a solitary or woodland edges and perennials. It prefers sheltered, sunny locations and should be protected in the youth from late frost. It is urban climates, heat-resistant and wind -tolerated. The soil should be dry and fresh, translucent and alkaline nutrient- rich. The Armenian oak heard because of their magnificent autumn colors of the large decorative leaves the most beautiful low oaks.