Quercus cerris 'Mercedes' Jablonski
Full name:
Quercus cerris 'Mercedes' Jablonski, Int. Oaks 21: 38 (2010)
is an accepted name.
Infrageneric Classification:
Subgenus Cerris, Section Cerris
Etymology:
Named by the originator, André Charlier, after his wife Mercedes.
Description:
A form selected for its deeply dissected leaves up to 14.5 × 7.5 cm, which are dull-green above, pale grey beneath, and densely stellate-hairy on both sides, base asymmetrical, auriculate, petiole very short, 1 - 4 mm. The dissection sometimes to the midr
Nomenclatural Standard:
HILL, Standard Specimen No. 6805. E. J. Jablonski 08082003, 20 August 2008, collected together with Piers Trehane and André Charlier from the original plant (ortet) at Arboretum Rond Chêne, Esneux, Belgium.