Kermes Oak
Quercus coccifera L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 6.0 m
- wide
- 6.0 m
Fagaceae
Formerly Quercus arcuata, Quercus brachybalanos, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus chainolepis, and 11 more
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Medit.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from RHS, one source
- Height
- 4.0 m to 8.0 mRead from RHS, one source
- Spread
- 4.0 m to 8.0 mRead from RHS, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from RHS, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, greenRead from RHS, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -15 °C (USDA zone 7b)Read from RHS, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (11)
- Portuguese
- Carrasco
- Spanish
- Coscoja
- Macedonian
- Прнар
- Catalan
- Garric
- Basque
- Abaritz
- Finnish
- Kermestammi, parkkitammi
- French
- Chêne Kermès
- Dutch
- Hulsteik
- Slovenian
- prnar
- Turkish
- Kermes meşesi
- Chinese
- 大红栎, 胭脂虫栎
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- RHS, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Quercus coccifera (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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