Kunugi
Quercus acutissima


A deciduous medium sized tree with greyish brown deep-fissured bark.

Leaves with small petiole are alternate, aristate-serrate, glabrous beneath.

This tree has been planted for fuels since old days.

The wood is used for making charcoal.

Distribution ; Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Formosa, Korea, China, Himalaya


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