Quercus 'Chocha' F. Garin

Full name:

Quercus 'Chocha' F. Garin, 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 of Q. rysophylla from a specimen at Chocha, Ustaritz, SW France, the property of Michel Duhart. Thought to be a hybrid with Q. rubra.

Description:

Selected by Francisco Garin, Jardín Botánico de Iturraran, Spain. Leaves slightly leathery, intermediate in texture between Q. rysophylla and Q. rubra, orange fall color.

Natural Distribution:

From cultivation

Nomenclatural Standard:

7892 HILL