Quercus cerris 'Sveti Nahoum' Jablonski
Full name:
Quercus cerris 'Sveti Nahoum' Jablonski, Int. Oaks 21: 39 (2010)
is an accepted name.
Infrageneric Classification:
Subgenus Cerris, Section Cerris
Etymology:
Named by the originator, André Charlier, after the orthodox monastery Sveti Nahoum near the lake and city of Ochrid in Macedonia, former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Description:
A form selected for its vigorous large green leaves and fast growth. Leaves up to 14.5 × 7 cm, green and rough above, paler beneath, with few stellate hairs on both sides, base asymmetrical shortly attenuate to subcordate. Petiole 5 - 17 mm. Originated in
Nomenclatural Standard:
HILL, Standard Specimen No. 6807. E. J. Jablonski 08082006, 20 August 2008, collected together with Piers Trehane and André Charlier from the original plant (ortet) at Arboretum Rond Chêne, Esneux, Belgium.