Re: "Golden Oak of Cyprus"
Hi Nancy,
I just live up-Island from you, at Nanoose Bay.
I've been drooling over the Golden Oak for years but never come across a
source. The young leaves are covered with hairs on top and the leathery
leaves are felted underneath. The acorns look spectacular, long and
slender to 1 and 1/4 in. The good thing is that male and female
flowers are borne spearatelly on the same plant.
If you can possibly get some acorns, I would be grateful for one or two.
Does anyone on the list know a source?
Diane Pertson
Otter Point Haven otterpt@macn.bc.ca
Nature Notes from Vancouver Island
http://zapbc.com/nature.htm at
Parksville & Qualicum Beach Online http://zapbc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Nancy Jakusz <flamenco@bc.sympatico.ca>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:10 PM
Subject: "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
>
