Quercus macranthera seed

LATIN NAME: QUERCUS MACRANTHERA

COMMON NAME: Caucasian Oak

The Caucasian oak lobes the tall, deciduous tree with the broad, deeply lobed, dark-green leaves and the small, green catkins that open with the leaves through the spring, the acorns following in the autumn, each acorn sitting in the shallow, scaly cup, the lobed leaves lobing the bold crown. The tree grows steadily into the broad, rounded crown, and it stands the cold and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The bold, lobed foliage of the Caucasian oak gives it a recognised place in the research on the cold-tolerant oaks of the beech family, and the macranthera species appears in the studies of the harsh-winter survival and the acorn biology. The work looks at the way the broad crown builds on the dry ground, the hardy timber, and the seed handling. The foresters value the tough wood, and the growers of the cold-climate shade and avenue trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cold, open ground, the Caucasian oak lobes the cold garden with the broad, bold leaves. The timber serves the furniture, the fuel and the building for the ages, the acorns feed the birds and the small mammals, and the tree makes the fine shade and the shelter. It thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Broad-lobed, hardy and sheltering.

To grow the Caucasian Oak from seed, sow the acorns at once into the deep, gritty drills of the open bed in the autumn, then cover them well, keep the drills gently watered.

Sow the acorns at once into the deep, gritty drills of the open bed, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The lobe leaves come within a few seasons. , and the young trees show themselves through the spring. The lobe leaves will spread within a few seasons.