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Quercus petraea, commonly known as the sessile oak, [3] Cornish oak, [4] Irish oak or durmast oak, [5] is a species of oak tree native to most of Europe and into Anatolia and Iran. The sessile oak is the national tree of Ireland , [ 6 ] and an unofficial emblem in Wales [ 7 ] and Cornwall .
Liebl. – sessile oak, durmast oak – Europe, Anatolia. Quercus petraea subsp. polycarpa (Schur) Soó - Georgian oak - Austria to Iran and the Caucasus; Quercus petraea subsp. pinnatiloba (K.Koch) Menitsky - Lebanon-Syria, Turkey, South Caucasus; Quercus polymorpha Schltdl. & Cham. – Monterrey oak, Mexican white oak – # Mexico and extreme ...
The common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), or sessile oak (Quercus petraea) trees, caused by the cynipid wasp [1] Neuroterus quercusbaccarum which has both agamic and bisexual generations.
Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur [32] Dominican Republic: West Indian mahogany: Swietenia mahagoni [33] Ecuador: Cinchona pubescens: Cinchona pubescens [34] El Salvador: Maquilishuat: Tabebuia rosea [35] [36] England: Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur Estonia: Oak, Pedunculate oak: Quercus, Quercus robur Finland: Silver ...
Currently, there are two species of oak – the pedunculate oak and the sessile oak. The pedunculate oak has fruits on long stalks, while the sessile oak has very short stalks, giving the impression of no stalks. The leaves of the pedunculate oak have a lobed base, whereas those of the sessile oak have a wedge-shaped base.
The tree has a girth of 14.02 metres (46.0 ft) measured at 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) off the ground, making it the UK's largest and widest tree since the collapse of the Newland Oak in Gloucestershire, [1] [2] [3] surpassing trees such as the Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire and the three large sweet chestnut trees at Canford School, Dorset. [3]
A historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. Creek Council Oak Tree: White oak: Tulsa, USA A large oak tree marking the founding of Tulsa by the Lochapoka Clan of the Creek Nation in 1836. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Crooked Trees: Aspen
The Birnam Oak. The Birnam Oak is an example of Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) at Birnam, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (grid reference).Sometimes known as Macbeth's oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the River Tay. [1]