Accession Data
Lithocarpus edulis
Common Name: Tanbark Oak, Japanese Stone Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Country of Origin: C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
Description: This extremely handsome, Japanese evergreen, tanbark oak is usually a shrub to 10' in the garden, but can be pruned as a small tree. Leaves are glossy yellow-green on top and blue-green underneath. Acorns are both ornamental and edible.2
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 7a-9b
Accession #: 201400198
Accession Date: 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2303
Quantity: 1
Source: Cistus Nursery
Culture: Full to part sun with regular water to establish. Drought tolerant thereafter. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7.2
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
SubFamily: Castaneoideae
Flowering Data:
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References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
- Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.
- WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 October 2014.
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