Hybrid

Quercus × kewensis Osborn

Parent Species

Synonyms (1)

cerris x wislizeni
Data from Oaks of the World

Growth Habit

10-12 m; ovoid crown;

Leaves

5-8 cm long, evergreen; oval-oblong; margin with somewhat acute, coarse, triangular teeth; base cordate to truncate; dull green, glabrous above; paler, shiny beneath, with sparse stellate hairs; petiole 1.5-2 cm long;

Fruits

acorn 2.5 cm long, ripening second year;

Additional Information

– For Govaerts & Frodin, it is a cultivar… – Discovered by chance at Kew Gardens in 1914;

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