Quercus robur

Planted: 1997

This tree is on the bank, north of the Malus walk

Distribution:	Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor and N Africa. Native to the British Isles
Planting Date:	December 1997, purchased from Blakedown Nurseries, Kidderminster
Growth Habit:	A large long-lived tree with a broad head.
Bark:	Greyish brown and closely grooved with vertical plates. Often with large burrs on the trunk.
Leaf:	10 cm long, sessile or almost so, shallowly lobed and auricled at the base.
Flowers:	Long, yellow hanging catkins – wind pollinated.
Fruit:	Acorns 2 to 2.5 cm long in cupules- one to several on a slender stalk.
Toxicity:	Poisonous humans and livestock, if ingested in large quantities.
Potential tree size:	20 to 40 m
Uses:	Timber used for furniture, flooring, panelling and veneers. Bark traditionally used in tanning. Acorns, leaves and bark used in traditional medicine.
Plant Hunter:	Native
Introduction Date:	Native
Anecdotes and Comments:	Almost all ancient English oaks belong to this species. Oak forests support more life forms than any other native forest.