Uses
Edible uses
Notes
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Seed
Material uses
Oak galls are excrescences that are sometimes produced in great numbers on the tree and are caused by the activity of the larvae of different insects. The insects live inside these galls, obtaining their nutrient therein. When the insect pupates and leaves, the gall can be used as a rich source of tannin, that can also be used as a dyestuff[7]. Tannin is obtained from the bark[8][9]. A reddish-brown dye can be obtained from the bark[3].
Wood - coarse-grained, hard, strong, heavy, not durable[10][8][9][11]. It weighs 41lb per cubic foot[12]. An important lumber source in America, it is highly valued for flooring, furniture, veneer, construction etc[10][8][9][11].Medicinal uses(Warning!)
The bark contains tannins, experimentally these have been shown to be antiviral, antiseptic, anticancer and also carcinogenic[13].
Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc[7].Unknown part
Ecology
Ecosystem niche/layer
Ecological Functions
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Forage
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Shelter
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Propagation
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Cultivation
Prefers a hotter summer than is usually experienced in Britain[4], but trees still grow well in Britain[14][4]. A fairly fast-growing tree[15], it is cultivated for its timber in C. Europe. Trees normally require 20 - 25 years to reach flowering size, and may take another 20 years before heavy crops of seed are produced[16]. Seed production is cyclic, heavy crops being produced every 2 - 5 years in the wild[16]. The tree flowers on new growth produced in spring, the seed taking two summers to ripen[16]. Trees are able to regenerate from root suckers if the top is killed by a forest fire[11]. Intolerant of root disturbance, trees should be planted in their permanent positions whilst young[14]. Hybridizes freely with other members of the genus[4].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[4].Crops
Problems, pests & diseases
Associations & Interactions
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Polycultures & Guilds
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Descendants
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Varieties
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Subspecies
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Full Data
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References
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- ? 7.07.17.27.3 Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 (1984-00-00)
- ? 8.08.18.28.3 Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America. Dover Publications Inc. New York. ISBN 0-486-20278-X (1965-00-00)
- ? 9.09.19.29.3 Hill. A. F. Economic Botany. The Maple Press (1952-00-00)
- ? 10.010.110.2 Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)
- ? 11.011.111.211.3 Lauriault. J. Identification Guide to the Trees of Canada Fitzhenry and Whiteside, Ontario. ISBN 0889025649 (1989-00-00)
- ? 12.012.1 Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. ISBN 0-486-22642-5 (1970-00-00)
- ? 13.013.113.213.3 Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467225 (1990-00-00)
- ? 14.014.114.214.314.4 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)
- ? 15.015.1 Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)
- ? 16.016.116.2 Elias. T. The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. ISBN 0442238622 (1980-00-00)
- ? Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. (1950-00-00)
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