Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Quercus afares Pomel
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, P7/8, at base of Birch Hill, beside main path
Field Collection Date
14 Apr 2004
Field Collection Notes
Syn Q. castaneifolia var. incana.
Tall, erect tree. Ht ca 18m+. DBH 50.5cm. Bark grey, ridged. Many branched tree, lower branches outspread. Leaves mid-dark green glossy upper with short stubby hairs; underside grey-green with short matted hairs. Petioles and branchlet tips finely hairy. Acorn cap has curved scales, soft, enclosing 1/4 to 1/3 of acorn. Tall ovoid acorn.
Canopy tree growing near bottom of East facing slope. Sunny, sheltered.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 970, received Sept 2018
Specimen: two sheets (A&B) + bag of loose acorns (C)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56019, 177.71603 (± 500 m)
177.71603, 177.71603 (± 500 m)
Last Update
03 Sep 2021
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