Quercus sadleriana R.Br.ter

SW Oregon; NW California (Siskiyou and Klamath Mountains); often associate with Picea breweriana; to 2200 m ;

0.5-1 m tall, sometimes to 2.5 m; with multiple trunks and spreading crown; rhizomatous;

8-13 x 4-5 cm; evergreen or nearly so; thick; elliptic to oval-oblong; apex acuminate; base rounded; margin toothed; dark green, glabrous above; pale green, bloomy, slightly hairy beneath (stellate hairs); 15-20 vein pairs, straight, impressed above, raised beneath; petiole hairless, yellow, 1.5-2.5 cm long;

spring;

acorn 1.7-2 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter; ovoid; subsessile; solitary or in pairs; enclosed 1/3 by cup; cup funnel-shaped, with grey, slightly warty scales; maturing in 1 year; cotyledons distinct;

hardy (zone 7); prefers acidic, moist soils; in the understory of open conifers forests ;

– A. Camus : n° 188; – Sub-genus Quercus, section Ponticae; – Looks like Q.pontica ;