Bamboo-leaf oak
Quercus myrsinifolia · Fagaceae · 가시나무
How to spot it
The similar chamgasinamu has hairs on the leaf underside from the start and is coated with white powder, whereas this species is distinguished by a whitish-gray, hairless underside.
Look
- Leaves
- Leaves are long elliptic-lanceolate, 7-12 cm long, with fine teeth on the upper half or margin; 11-15 pairs (usually 12) of side veins; the underside is whitish gray and hairless.
- Flowers
- Flowers in April-May; monoecious.
- Fruit
- The cup is hemispherical with 6-7 rings; the nut is egg-shaped-elliptic to elliptic, 1.5-1.7 cm long, and matures in the same year.
- Bark
- Bark is gray-black and smooth.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native
- Native to
- Found on Jeju-do and Jindo in Jeollanam-do, Korea; also in Japan and China.
- Ecology
- Grows well in relatively fertile sandy loam and tolerates shade and dry places. It is weak in cold, overwintering at 5 degrees C or above, and is strong against salt wind and in sprouting.