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What is the name of the oak tree in China?

Oak is called oak or oak in China.

Oak is called oak or oak in China. It is the general name of FAGACEAE plants, including species of Quercus, Cyclobalanopsis and Collegiaceae, usually referring to Quercus plants, not specific tree species. There are 6 15 species of Quercus, of which 450 species are from Quercus subgenus, and 188 is Quercus subgenus. Its fruit is called acorn, and its wood is generally called oak. Oak is the largest flowering plant in history.

Life is very long, it has a life span of 400 years. The fruit is nuts, hairy at one end and bare at the other end, which is beautiful and delicious. It is the first-class food for squirrels and other animals. It is found that a Jurupa oak tree in California, USA has survived for at least 6.5438+0.3 million years, which may be the oldest known creature in the world. Oak was chosen as the national tree of America.

Morphological characteristics of oak:

The winter buds of oak trees are oval, 3-5 mm long, hairless, with dark brown bud scales, and most of them are covered by tiles. Leaf blade oval or oval, length 10-20cm, width 7- 10cm. The tip is tapered, the base is wedge-shaped, with 5-7 pinnate lobes on each side, fine teeth, dark green leaves, light green back, hairless or tufted veins. Petiole 2.5-5 cm long, glabrous when old.

Male inflorescence and leaves open at the same time, forming several clusters; Female flowers are solitary or have 2-3 flowers on the total stem about 1 cm long.