Quercus variabilis (Chinese Cork Oak, Oaks, Oriental Oak) - 1 Photos - Quercus/variabilis/Fagaceae - Plant Profile

Attributes

Bark can be used for cork production

Asia

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 damage.

Edibility:

Acorns can be eaten after the tannin is leached or boiled out.

Life Cycle:

Woody

Recommended Propagation Strategy:

Seed

Fruit

Fruit Description:

The 5/8 inch brown acorn is round and two-thirds enclosed in the cup, which is densely covered in soft 'mossy' bristles. Matures in 2 years.

Fruit Type:

Nut

Fruit Color:

Brown/Copper

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Length:

< 1 inch

Fruit Width:

< 1 inch

Flowers

Flower Description:

Male flowers appear as drooping catkins, female flowers in clusters.

Flower Inflorescence:

Insignificant

Catkin

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Leaves

Leaf Description:

The 6-inch leaves are elongate with serrate margin and white pubescence on the underside. Each leaf has 13-18 pairs of parallel side veins each of which ends at the leaf margin in a tiny bristle-like tooth. Young trees hold their leaves into winter.

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Green

White

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Shape:

Ovate

Lanceolate