Quercus pubescens
Chène pubescent
Downy Oak
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | tiny |
| Flowering months | April, May |
| Leaf type | Pinnately lobed |
| Height | 20 m |
Description
This tree can live up to 500 years. Although deciduous, the brown leaves stay on the tree all winter, only falling off when the new leaves appear. In the Var they are called ‘truffle oaks’, since truffles are often found near the trunks of these trees.
The wood is hard and used to make furniture.
Flowers
Male flowers, catkins, are long and yellow.
Female flowers, tiny, grouped together in 1-6’s.
Leaves
Pinnately lobed leaf with lobes both sides of a central midrib. Grey-green, oblong, deep blunt lobes, hairy beneath, 5-12 cm.
Fruits Seeds
Nut: Acorn, a hard shelled pod that contains the fruit and seed of the plant; it does not open to release seeds.
Medical
Galls: abnormal growths on the tree caused by insects have astringent properties to treat haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea and dysentery.
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