Quercus frainetto (Hungarian Oak, Italian Oak, Oaks) - 0 Photos - Quercus/frainetto/Fagaceae - Plant Profile

Attributes

SE Europe and Turkey

Oak trees support a wide variety of Lepidopteran. You may see Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south. Adult Imperial Moths do not feed. Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), which have one flight from June-August everywhere but Florida where they emerge April-May. Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), has one flight from May-July in the south and June-July in the north. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), has three to four flights in the south from February-November and two flights in the north from May-September. White-M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) has three broods in the north from February-October. Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) has three broods in Texas and the deep south from January-November, and two broods in the north from April-September. Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) has one brood from April-June, appearing as early as January in Florida. Mildly resistant to deer. Attracts birds and mammals for the acorns.

Edibility:

Acorns (nuts) are edible after tannins are leached or boiled out

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Woody

Recommended Propagation Strategy:

Seed

Play Value:

Wildlife Food Source

Wildlife Nesting

Wildlife Cover/Habitat

Fruit

Fruit Description:

1.25 inch long light brown acorns are borne in groups of 2-5. The rough, scaly, hairy cups enclose 1/3 or more of the nut.

Fruit Type:

Nut

Fruit Color:

Brown/Copper

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Length:

< 1 inch

Fruit Width:

< 1 inch

Flowers

Flower Description:

Separate male and female flowers on the same tree. Pollen flowers in drooping, elongated clusters

Flower Inflorescence:

Insignificant

Catkin

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Leaves

Leaf Description:

6-10 inch long leaves have 7-10 deep parallel lobes. The color is dark green above and pale yellow-green underneath with minute russet hairs. Fall color is an attractive russet.

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Green

Gray/Silver

Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

Brown/Copper

Gold/Yellow

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Shape:

Ovate

Oblong

Leaf Margin:

Entire

Lobed

Sinuate

Hairs Present:

No

Leaf Length:

> 6 inches

Leaf Width:

3-6 inches

Bark

Bark Description:

The bark is first gray and smooth, later brown and fissured.

Bark Color:

Light Gray

Dark Brown

Surface/Attachment:

Ridges

Bark Plate Shape:

Square

Stem

Stem Description:

The twigs are stout and covered with russet upward pointed hairs.

Brown/Copper

No

Hairy (pubescent)

Cluster of terminal buds

Stem Lenticels:

Conspicuous

Poisonous to Humans

Poison Symptoms:

Abdominal pain, constipation then diarrhea (occasionally bloody), depression, frequent urination, discolored urine, jaundice; acorns can obstruct the digestive tract

Poison Toxic Principle:

Gallotannins, quercitrin, and quercitin.

Poison Severity:

Low

Causes Contact Dermatitis:

No

Poison Part:

Leaves

Fruits

Whole Plant Traits

Plant Type:

Tree