"Golden Oak of Cyprus"

	I've been looking through a wonderfully illustrated book of
trees ("Eyewitness Handbooks: Trees", Allen J. Coombes, 
Dorling-Kindersley/Stoddart, 1992) and I've found a wonderful
looking oak, Quercus alnifolia, with the evocative common name
"Golden Oak of Cyprus"
	According to the book, the leaves are evergreen, and the
underside is covered with a thick coating of cinnamon-coloured
indumentum. The tree seems to be maybe 20 ft. tall, and is wider-
looking than it is high. And the acorns look great >> elongated,
sort of thumb-shaped. This could be the tree of my dreams!
	Has anyone ever actually seen this tree??  (My friend is going
to Turkey later this spring. Might she find Quercus alnifolia growing
there??  With maybe some acorns that she could pick up??)
	Of course, if it grows in the wild where you live, it might not
seem so exciting to you.... There are about a billion Douglas Fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii) here on Vancouver Island, and I don't
get excited about them.......except the Old Growth, of course.
	Anyway...what do you think of the Golden Oak of Cyprus?
	Thanks to all,
	Nancy Jakusz	
	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
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