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Quercus robur L. forma fastigiata (LAM.) O.SCHWARZ |
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Fam.: Fagaceae / Beech Fam.
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| Genus: Quercus L. |
| Authors: | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744 - 1829), French naturalist | |||
| Otto Karl Anton Schwarz (1900 - 1983), botanist in Eastern Germany | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Quercus: | Roman name of the oak | ||
| robur: | oak wood | ||
| fastigiata: | erect | ||
The Pyramidal Oak is a form of the Common Oak, at which the branches are growing vertically instead of horizontally. For this reason it looks similar to a poplar. The tree on the first photo is about 550 years old, and survived several lightning strikes. | ||
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