Everything about Daimyo Oak totally explained
Daimyo Oak (
Quercus dentata;
Japanese: カシワ;
Chinese: 柞栎) is a species of
oak native to
Japan,
Korea and
China.
It is a
deciduous tree growing up to 20-25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. Its foliage is remarkable for its size, among the largest of all oaks, consisting of a short hairy
petiole, 1–1.5 cm long, and a blade 10–40 cm long and 15–30 cm broad, with a shallowly lobed margin; the form is reminiscent of an enormous
Pedunculate Oak leaf. The leaves are often retained dead on the tree into winter. Both sides of the leaf are initially downy with the upper surface becoming smooth.
The
flowers are produced in May; the male flowers are pendulous
catkins. The female flowers are sessile, growing near the tips of new shoots, producing
acorns 1.2–2.3 cm long and 1.2–1.5 cm broad, in broad, bushy-scaled cups; the acorns mature in September to October.
Cultivation and uses
It was introduced to the
British Isles in 1830, where it's occasionally grown in
botanical gardens. It is usually smaller in cultivation than in the wild, growing to a small angular tree or large irregular shrub. Notable specimens include one at
Osterley Park 14 m tall and 1.5 m girth, and the largest, 18 m tall, at Avondale Forest Park,
County Wicklow, Ireland.
Images
Image:Quercus Dentata (Kew Gardens).JPG|Daimyo Oak Quercus dentata, Kew Gardens.
Image:Quercus Dentata Leaf.jpg|Daimyo Oak Quercus dentata leaf in mid summer.
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