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Quercus pontica
Also called Pontine Oak, Russian Oak
Quercus pontica is a deciduous oak that usually grows as a small tree or large shrub, native to mountains of northeastern Turkey and the western Caucasus. It is occasionally planted as an ornamental in northern Europe, and it is endangered in the wild.
Quercus pontica, the Pontic oak or Armenian oak, is a species of endangered oak in the family Fagaceae. It is currently extant to the western Caucasus mountains of Georgia and northeastern Turkey where it grows at elevations of 1,300–2,100 metres (4,300–6,900 feet).
It is occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in northern Europe.
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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.
