About Quercus serrata Murray
Quercus serrata Murray is a deciduous oak tree that grows to 25 metres (82 feet) in height, and occurs at elevations between 100 and 2,000 metres (330 and 6,560 feet). Its bark is gray or reddish-brown with longitudinal furrows. Mature leaves reach up to 17 centimetres (6+3⁄4 inches) long and 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 inches) wide; they are leathery, elliptical, and have serrated margins. Young leaves are densely covered in trichomes, and become glabrous as they age. Leaf petioles are short, at 3 centimetres long. The pistillate inflorescence flowers of this species are 1.5 to 3 centimetres (1⁄2 to 1+1⁄4 inches) long, and bloom between March and April. Its seeds are oval-shaped acorns, 1.7 to 2 centimetres (5⁄8 to 3⁄4 inches) long, which take one year to fully mature. An acorn cup covered in trichomes and lined with triangular scales covers between one quarter and one third of each acorn. This species frequently attracts stinkbugs, which lay their eggs inside its acorns.
