Quercus acuta
| Japanese Evergreen Oak | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. acuta |
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| Quercus acuta Thunb. 1784 not Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. 1829 nor Siebold ex Blume 1851 nor Raf. 1838 | |
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Quercus acuta, the Japanese evergreen oak, is an oak native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China's Guizhou Province and Guangdong Province.[2] Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks rather unlike most other oaks.
Quercus acuta is usually bushy and densely domed, reaching a height of 14 meters. The bark is smooth and dark grey. Leaves are dark and glossy above and yellowish beneath. They narrow to a long, finely-rounded tip. The flowers are on a stiff 5 cm catkin.
Often called Japanese white oak or shiro kashi, it is a standard choice for Japanese martial arts practice weapons such as bokken, because it has a uniformly tight grain structure due to its continuous growing season.[3] It should not be confused with the oriental or Asian white oak, Quercus aliena.
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus acuta Thunb.
- ↑ "Quercus acuta"Oaks of the World Accessed 8 April 2011.
- ↑ James Goedkoop: "Woods for Training Weapons". Aikiweb Accessed 10 November 2012.
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