Quercus phillyreoides A.Gray

South Japan; C China; Korea; 300-1200 m; introduced in Europe in 1861 by R. Oldham  ;

1-3 metres tall usually; may sometimes reach 8 m; multiple trunks;

3-6 x 1.5-2.5 cm; evergreen; leathery, thick; apex pointed, base subcordate; margin slightly toothed at apical 1/2 (8-12 pairs of teeth); dark green, convex above; paler, shiny beneath; smooth and hairless on both sides; 8-10 vein pairs; petiole hairy, 3-5 mm long;

March-April; pistillate inflorescences 1-4 cm;

acorn 1.2-2.2 cm long, 1.3-1.4 cm in diameter; tomentose towards mucronate apex; enclosed 1/3 to 1/2 by cup; cup 1 cm in diameter, conical, with short, pale, appressed scales; maturing in 1 year;

— A.Camus : n° 102; — Sub-genus Cerris, Section Ilex; — Also spelled “phillyraeoides”; — Only cross-pollinated : to have viable acorns one must have 2 trees;