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Pedunculate Oak

Q. robur is the type species of the genus , and a member of the white oak section Quercus section Quercus. The populations in Italy, southeast Europe, and Asia Minor and the Caucasus are sometimes treated as separate species, Q. brutia Tenore, Q. pedunculiflora K. Koch and Q. haas Kotschy respectively.

Quercus robur' is planted for forestry, and produces a long-lasting and durable heartwood, much in demand for interior and furniture work. The wood of Q. robur is identified by a close examination of a cross-section perpendicular to fibres. The wood is characterised by its distinct (often wide) dark and light brown growth rings. The earlywood displays a vast number of large vessels (~0.5 mm diameter). There are rays of thin (~0.1 mm) yellow or light brown lines running across the growth rings. More

As for general soil type, Quercus robur is quite easy to please: it has deep, thick roots that need space to go downwards, so soil with a shallow bedrock is not suitable in the long run, but apart from that it will grow in any soil (acidic or alkaline) that has average drainage - it will tolerate occasional waterlogging. More