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This is an endmic oak of Cyprus, it has unique golden leaves (lower side). It s relatives fgow in the Himalaya.
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Quercus brantii is a bominant oak in the open forests of E Turkey and N Iraq. It has large acorns that are loved by jays and rodents.
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Quercus castaneifolia is a typical tree of the wet forests in the north part of Iran. It has distinctly long, toothed leaves. It can reach huge size in favourable places.
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This oak is distributed in the east Mediterranean and SW Asia. In Israel there only 7 trees in 1 locality. From there we grew some trees at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.
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Quercus chrysolepis is an evergreen Californian oak. It has beautiful alrge golden acorns. I found only one on this tree.
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Quercus coccifera is a common scrubby small tree of the Mediterranean area. It has typical spiny leaves.
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Quercus faginea is a sub-deciduous tree of the west Mediterranean. This year it was full of acorns.
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Quercus faginea is a west Mediterranean sub-deciduous tree.
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Quercus faginea is a West Mediterranean oak. Every autumn it gets full of acorns.
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Autumn is approaching and lots of oaks are infruits, Q. infectoria is a common oak in Cyprus and Turkey.
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Quercus ithaburensis is a common tree of the Mediterranean lowlands of Israel. Now acorns are ripening, falling under the trees or dispersed by birds and rodents. They loose viability if 2-3 weeks if they are not in wet soil.
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Mt tabor Oak (Quercus ithaburensis) has the largest acorns in the region. The acorns are loved by jays that eat the sweet part and leave the bitter part with the enbrio, thus dispersing it. The species grows in israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
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Quercus ithaburensis is named after Mt Tabor in the Lower Galilee. It has huge acorns.
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Quercus ithaburensis is an impressive deciduous tree of Israel and its surroundings, it has huge acorns. The embrio is located at the bitter tip of the acords, white the other side is sweeter. Rodents and jays disperse the acorns, enjoy and food and disperse the bitter part to a new location.
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One of the largest acorns, native to Israel and its neighboring regions.
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Quercus ithaburensis is named after Mt Tabor in the Lower Galilee. It has huge acorns and is common in Israel, N Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
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Mt Tabor Oak is a lovely tree, reaching huge sizes and hundreds of years. It grows in Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. It is deciduous and has huge acorns.
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this is one of the most beautisul oaks of the eastern Mediterranean, growing mainly in lowlands.
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I was lost with all tropical trees, but not with the oak - Quercus kerrii. We have found these acorns on the ground under the tall trees.
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The Lebanses Oak is a decisuous tree grwong between Lebanon and Turkey. It has typically narrow, toothed leaves.
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A winter deciduous tree. Leaves narrow-elongate toothed. Flower small greenish. Acorns chubby.
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This oak grows in Turkey, southwards to Lebanon. These acorns were taken in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. They are viable only for a few weeks and if not sown, dry out.
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A beautiful deciduous oak that grows in Mt Hermon on the border of Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
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A beautiful deciduous oak that grows in Mt Hermon on the border of Israel, Syria and Lebanon.