Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, M6, Douglas Park, beside Main Track
Field Collection Date
18 Mar 1997
Field Collection Notes
Tall tree, Ht ca 20m. DBH 87cm. Upright tall tree with spreading branches. Lower branches drooping. Bark mid-brown, ridged, rough. Many branched. Leaves mid-dark green, glossy. Paler underside. Petioles ad midvein yellow. Young branchlets reddish brown. Tufts of hairs in vein axils on underside of leaves.
Sheltered, sunny valley. Sunny position - open - midway up sloping hillside. NE facing slope.
Scarlet Oak.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 602, received Sept 2018
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.55908, 177.71564 (± 200 m)
177.71564, 177.71564 (± 200 m)
Last Update
26 Aug 2019
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