Quercus 'Belle d’Aquitaine' B. Chassé

Full name:

Quercus 'Belle d’Aquitaine' B. Chassé, A.J. Coombes Tree of the Year: Quercus rysophylla Weatherby. International Dendrology Society Yearbook 2015. (45) (2015)Cultivar name has been accepted as Registered is an accepted name.

Infrageneric Classification:

Subgenus Quercus, Section Lobatae

Nomenclature Note:

Received acorns labeled as Q. rysophylla but is clearly a hybrid with an unknown parent.

Description:

Selected by Béatrice Chassé, Arboretum des Pouyouleix, France. New leaves silvery green with a nice copper red accent. Autumn color from deep orange to red.

Natural Distribution:

From cultivation

Nomenclatural Standard:

7891 HILL