Quercus ciliaris seed

LATIN NAME: QUERCUS CILIARIS

COMMON NAME: Ciliar Oak

The ciliar oak canopies the tall, spreading tree with the glossy, dark-green, oblong leaves with the fine teeth and the small, greenish catkins that open through the spring, the small, oval acorns in the shallow cups following and ripening through the autumn. The tree grows into the broad, rounded crown, and it keeps the deep-green form through the year. It stands the warm, humid weather well, and it likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the beech family, the warm-climate evergreen oaks have a recognised place in the studies of the humid-forest trees, and the ciliaris species appears in the research on the acorn biology and the year-round leaf retention. The foresters value the hard, dense timber, while the ecologists note the shelter and the acorns for the wildlife. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the broad-leaved evergreen trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden and the woodland, the ciliar oak canopies the garden with the broad green crown. The deep-green leaves keep the form through the year, the acorns feed the birds and the small animals, and the wood serves the construction and the fuel for the ages. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Broad, evergreen and deeply sheltering.

To grow the Ciliar Oak from seed,

Press the seeds into the deep, gritty rows of the open bed, then cover them well, keep the bed moist, and the seedlings appear within a few weeks

Keep the bed gently watered, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The broad crown comes over the years.

. Settle the young trees in the deep, moist, well-drained ground, and the broad crown will canopy the garden over the years.

Quercus ciliaris
Cyclobalanopsis gracilis