Quercus macrocarpa 'Anton de Bary' Jablonski Int. Oaks 21: 43 (2010) |
Infrageneric Classification Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus |
Etymology Named by Frédéric Tournay, the present curator of the living collections at Strasbourg Botanic Garden, to commemorate Anton de Bary (1831 – 1888), the founding director of that garden. |
Description A selection made at Strasburg Botanical Garden for its fastigiate growth. Leaf blade obovate to narrowly elliptic, 70 - 120 × c. 60 - 130 mm, base cuneate, margins moderately lobed, toothed, deepest sinuses near midleaf. Petiole 12 - 20 mm.. The original |
Nomenclatural Standard (Cultivar) or Type Harold Hillier Herbarium HILL, Standard Specimen No. 6650, Frédéric Tournay 20070007, August 2007. |
Standard Image | | Photo by Matt Pringle of Sir Harold Hillier Gardens | |