Lithocarpus edulis

Common name: Tanbark Oak, Japanese Stone Oak

Family: Fagaceae

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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

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 7a-9b

Source: Cistus Nursery

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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
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• Family: Fagaceae
• SubFamily: Castaneoideae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
2. Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.
3. WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 October 2014.

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