anyone recognise this leaf?
I came across what appeared to be a self-sown sapling in a wooded
ravine. It was too shaded for photography, but I was to place a leaf in a shaft of light so at least I got a photograph of that. Anyone recognise it? http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf01.jpg http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf02.jpg -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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anyone recognise this leaf?
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... I came across what appeared to be a self-sown sapling in a wooded ravine. It was too shaded for photography, but I was to place a leaf in a shaft of light so at least I got a photograph of that. Anyone recognise it? http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf01.jpg http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf02.jpg -- Stewart Robert Hinsley One of the rarer Oaks I think. Possibly Lucombe Oak. http://www.keele.ac.uk/arboretum/tre...ts/lucombeoak/ R. |
anyone recognise this leaf?
"Ragnar" wrote ...
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wroteI came across what appeared to be a self-sown sapling in a wooded ravine. It was too shaded for photography, but I was to place a leaf in a shaft of light so at least I got a photograph of that. Anyone recognise it? http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf01.jpg http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf02.jpg -- Stewart Robert Hinsley One of the rarer Oaks I think. Possibly Lucombe Oak. http://www.keele.ac.uk/arboretum/tre...ts/lucombeoak/ Looks like it and it fits the description but do they seed around successfully? -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
anyone recognise this leaf?
In message , Bob Hobden
writes "Ragnar" wrote ... "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wroteI came across what appeared to be a self-sown sapling in a wooded ravine. It was too shaded for photography, but I was to place a leaf in a shaft of light so at least I got a photograph of that. Anyone recognise it? http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf01.jpg http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Leaf02.jpg -- Stewart Robert Hinsley One of the rarer Oaks I think. Possibly Lucombe Oak. http://www.keele.ac.uk/arboretum/tre...ts/lucombeoak/ Looks like it and it fits the description but do they seed around successfully? I'd looked at illustrations of the leaves of Quercus x hispanica (Lucombe oak - cerris x suber) and Quercus x turneri (Turner's oak - ilex x robur), and it didn't seem to match either. (Both seemed to have triangular, forwards-pointing teeth/lobes, and were less obviously mucronate.) However looking further around the web I find that Quercus x hispanica leaf shape is variable, and this does fall within its range of variation. http://www.oaknames.org/search/fullname.asp?id=1376 Googling leaves me the impression the Quercus x hispanica does produce viable seed, and Quercus x turneri doesn't. Quercus cerris also turns out to be variable, with suspected cerris x robur hybrids turning out to be cerris, but I doubt that it varies that far. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
anyone recognise this leaf?
It's an evergreen oak - Quercus ilex aka Holme Oak. |
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But, in sum, it doesn't look like q. ilex leaves, in none of its various forms. |
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