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Range
The sessile oak tends to be found mainly in west and northern Britain (3). It was not favoured by foresters in the 18th and 19th century; its distribution today therefore tends to represent a relict of its original ‘wildwood’ range (5). It is found in most of western Europe and Asia Minor (6).
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Habitat
Occurs mainly in semi-natural forests (4) on shallow, well-draining and acidic soils (5). This tree is the dominant species in upland oak woodlands (5). In scrub, plantations and hedgerows it is typically replaced by the pedunculate oak (4).
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