Quercus pontica
Known Hybrids (1)
Geographic Range
Caucasus Mountains; Armenia; around Black Sea; North Turkey; 800 to 2300 m;
Growth Habit
rarely exceeding 8 metres tall; short trunk, crown rounded, open, loose;
Leaves
10-20 x 5-10 cm; deciduous; elliptic to oboval-elliptic; thick; apex pointed; base narrowly rounded or slightly subcordate; margin with 25-30 teeth; lustrous dark green above, glabrous; paler, slightly glaucous beneath with simple hairs alonc veins; 16-17(30) vein pairs; no intercalary veins; stout yellow petiole 1.5 cm long;
Flowers
male catkins in cluster of 2 to 3, to 20 cm long; pistillate flowers with 5 long stigmas;
Fruits
acorn 2-3 cm, rounded to ovoid; apex narrow, velutinous; short, thick peduncle; cup enclosing 1/3or 1/4 of nut, with triangular, greyish, remotely appressed, thin scales; mature in September;
Common Names
Hardiness & Habitat
hardy; prefers lime free soils; very slow-growing; only one flush a year; fruiting when still young, but seeds have a low rate of germination;
Additional Information
– A. Camus : n° 124 ; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Ponticae; – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN) – Hybridizes likely with Q.robur (= x hickelii ) – Cultivar Q.‘Pondaim’ : it is a hybrid between Q. pon tica and Q. daim io (= Q.dentata ), hence the name.
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