Accession Data:
Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai
- Common Name: Tanbark Oak, Japanese Stone Oak
- Family: Fagaceae Dumort.
- Country of Origin: C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
- Description: This extremely handsome, Japanese evergreen, tanbark oak is usually a shrub to 10' in the garden, but can be pruned as a small tree. Leaves are glossy yellow-green on top and blue-green underneath. Acorns are both ornamental and edible.2
- Culture: Full to part sun with regular water to establish. Drought tolerant thereafter. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7.2
- USDA Zone: 7a-9b
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201400198
- Source: Cistus Nursery
- Accession Date: 10-02-2014
- Bench: 2303 - Temperate Asia - Low
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-20-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fagaceae
- SubFamily: Castaneoideae
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Japan / Nansei-shoto
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
- Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.
- WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 October 2014.
data regenerated on Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:36:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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