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Quercus floribunda
Also called Green Oak, Mohru Oak, Moru Oak, Tilonj Oak, Timsu
Moru oak (Quercus floribunda) is an evergreen oak tree from the western Himalaya and Afghanistan, growing up to about 30 m with a dense crown, usually found between 2,000 and 3,000 m altitude. It is a forest tree rather than a garden plant and is grown mainly for timber, fuelwood and fodder.
Quercus floribunda, called the Moru oak or Mohru oak, Tilonj oak and green oak, is a species of oak native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India's western Himalaya, and Nepal, typically found from 2,000 to 3,000 metres (6,600 to 9,800 feet) above sea level. It is in the subgenus Cerris, section Ilex. An evergreen tree with a dense crown reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is an important fuelwood and fodder species.
Quercus affinis · Coast Live Oak · White Oak · Golden Oak · Scrub oak · Brant's oak · Turkey Oak · Canyon Live Oak · Scarlet Oak · Daimyo oak · Blue oak · Leather oak
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus floribunda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
