Sessile oak  (Quercus petraea)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Coppicing: traditional form of woodland management in which trees are cut close to the base of the trunk. Re-growth occurs in the form of many thin poles. Woodlands are cut in this way on rotation, producing a mosaic of different stages of re-growth.
  • Deciduous: a plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.

References

  1. NBN Species Dictionary (Feb 2003). Available on-line from: http://nbn.nhm.ac.uk/nhm/
  2. Godet, J-D. (1986) Collins photographic key to the trees of Britain and northern Europe- a guide to identification by leaves and needles. Collins, London.
  3. Mitchell, A. (1974) A field guide to the trees of Britain and northern Europe. William Collins Sons and Co., London.
  4. Mabey, R. (1996) Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  5. Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. & Dines, T. D. (2002) New Atlas of the British Flora. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. British Trees. Quercus petraea (October 2003): http://www.british-trees.com/guide/sessileoak.htm
  7. Sessile oak. Forestry Commission (October 2003): http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-5nlj46
  8. UK BAP Upland oak woodland Habitat Action Plan (October 2003): http://www.ukbap.org.uk/
  9. UK BAP oak polypore Species Action Plan (October 2003): www.ukbap.org.uk
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