species

Quercus petraea

Sessile oak · Cornish oak · Durmast oak · Irish oak

A scale drawing of Quercus petraea, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Quercus petraea belongs to the family Fagaceae, also known as Sessile oak, Cornish oak, Durmast oak or Irish oak, native to the UK. It grows in part shade, where the ground is acid and in well drained or moist conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Part shade
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Well drained, Moist
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (359961-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.