Quercus mongolica seed

LATIN NAME: QUERCUS MONGOLICA

COMMON NAME: Mongolian Oak

The Mongolian oak broadens the hardy, deciduous tree with the thick, corky, grey bark and the large, obovate leaves with the wavy, lobed margins, the small, yellow-green catkins in the spring, the round, brown acorns with the scaly cups following, the tree holding the wide, rounded crown. It grows steadily into the broad, massive form, and it stands the cold, dry winters well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Mongolian oak appears in the studies of the continental oak woodlands, and the mongolica species figures in the work on the cork-bark trees and the acorn-crop dynamics. The research looks at the way the broad crown carries the heavy acorn loads, the thick bark insulation, and the seed biology. The silviculturists keep the drought hardness in view, and the growers of the avenue and woodland trees list the oak in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Through the continental oak woods, the Mongolian oak drops the heavy acorn crop into the autumn leaf litter. The acorns feed the jays and the rodents, the corky bark resists the grass fires, and the tree makes the fine avenue, the shade tree and the timber oak. It thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Broad-crowned, acorn-heavy and steppe-born.

To grow the Mongolian Oak from seed, set the acorns into deep pots the moment they fall.

Set the acorns into deep pots the moment they fall, and keep the young oaks in the open, sunny spot. The acorn crop builds over the seasons. , sinking them under a light covering of loam, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young oaks find their place in the open ground. The acorn crop builds over the seasons.