Compare sources for Quercus velutina

Eastern USA; to 1500 m; introduced in Europe in 1800;

20-30 m tall; trunk to 1 m in diameter and more; crown open, narrow; spreading branches;

Deciduous. Medium to large tree often 80’.
long horizontal branches
typically stout, big-limbed, and broad-spreading

10-23 x 7.5-15 cm; leathery; apex pointed; base cuneate; margin with 5-9 broad bristle-tipped lobes (the terminal two are often unequal, or there are 2 terminal lobes), with deep sinuses U-shaped; both sides shiny; dark green above; paler beneath with yellowish brown pubescence, sometimes only with tufts of hairs at vein axils; stout yellow petiole 4-6 cm long;

• Coarser foilage - large dark leaves that are glossy above and slightly orange-tinted below
• large 7 1/2”
• shape variable, averages deeper lobes and broader sinuses than rubra
• sun leaves usually deeply lobed
• tufts of orange fuzz on underleaf give slightly orange tone

acorn 1.5-2 cm long; ellipsoid; enclosed 1/2 by thick, bowl-shaped cup with loose, rusty brown scales; maturing in 2 years;

• 3/4”
• cup shaggy fringed with loose scales, relatively deep

spring

• Blocky
• dark graysin broken into irregular rectangular blocks
• young.small trunks similar to rubra

• leaves droop graceful more so than rubra
• drab brown

large, angular, and silvery

hardy; prefers sandy, lime-free soils, even dry ones; fast-growing;

Common in well-drained moist soild or relatively dry, sandy, upland sites
Uncommon in cultivation
Zones 3-9

– “velutina” refers to the velutinous surface of young leaves; – A.Camus : n° 424; – Sub-genus Quercus, section Lobatae, Series Coccineae; – The name “valentina” has been used to name different species : Q.valentina Cav. 1793 = Q.fruticosa Q.valentina K.Koch 1849 = Q.infectoria Q.valentina Lam. ex Steudel 1821 = Q.velutina