About Quercus calophylla Schltdl. & Cham.
Quercus calophylla Schltdl. & Cham. is a deciduous tree that reaches 8 to 25 meters (26 to 82 feet) in height, with a trunk that can grow up to 100 centimeters (39 inches) in diameter. Its leaves are stiff, leathery, and rigid, growing up to 23.5 cm (9 1⁄4 inches) long. The leaves are egg-shaped, with numerous pointed teeth along their edges. This oak grows in wet montane forests, most commonly cloud forests, and can also be found in humid oak forests and pine–oak forests. It grows at elevations between 1,200 and 2,700 meters (3,900 to 8,900 feet), and prefers calcareous soils. Its native range covers multiple regions: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, and Nayarit; the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz; the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Mexico State, and Mexico City; the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in the Mexican state of Oaxaca; the Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca; and the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, plus Guatemala and El Salvador.
