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Common Names
Britton’s Oak
Geographic Range

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey ;

Growth Habit

shrub or small tree;

Leaves

9-10 cm, oboval to broadly oboval; leathery; base cuneate; 1-3 lobes each side; dark green above with hairs on veins; beneath grey-green, with yellowish tomentum denser on veins and at axils; splendid at fall; leaves lately deciduous;

Hardiness & Habitat

hardy;

Additional Information

– Section Lobatae; – Discovered in 1888 on Staten Island, New York;