Compare sources for Quercus stellata

Central and Southeastern USA; to 1000 m; introduced in Europe in 1819;

reaches 20 m tall; open, round crown, with spreading branches;

8-15 x 5-12 cm; deciduous; stiff, thick; obovate; apex broadly rounded; base cuneate; 2-3 pairs of lobes; the central two lobes are longer, square, Maltese cross-shaped; grey-green, lustrous, rough at the touch above; pale, dull and densely tomentose beneath; 3-5 vein pairs; petiole 1-2 cm long;

acorn 1.2-2 cm long; elliptic or subglobose; pale brown; singly or paired; cup subsessile, enclosing 1/3 or more of nut, with appressed, pointed, pubescent scales;

hardy; prefers lime-free soils, even dry ones; not so fast growing;

– A. Camus : n° 274 ; – Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Stellatae; – Numerous hybrids : xstelloides , xpseudomargaretta , xsterretti , xmacnabiana , xguadalupensis , xfernowii , xbernardensis ;