Quercus serrata

Quercus serrata, the jolcham oak, is an East Asian species of tree in the beech family. It is native to China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

Description

Quercus serrata is a deciduous oak tree reaching a height of occupying elevations from. The bark is gray or reddish-brown with longitudinal furrows. The leaves are up to long by wide, leathery, elliptical in shape, with serrated margins; they are densely covered with trichomes when young, becoming glabrous with age. The petioles are short. The flowers are pistillate inflorescences from long, occurring in March to April. The seeds are oval-shaped acorns long and take one year to mature. A cup with trichomes and triangular shaped scales covers to of the acorn.
The plant frequently attracts stinkbugs which lay their eggs inside them.