Oaks

Oak [Quercus, Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus]

The beech family [Fagaceae] - oaks, beeches veveerr DonDDooon nn R RiverRRiiv and southern beeches of the temperate zones

- forms part of our collections. This family also Europe has members in the tropics. The current global Tasmania distribution of Fagaceae shows the early linkages of the Gondwana land masses. Rainforest

Tasmania Europe Deciduous or evergreen, oaks can, through their growth, be an Wattles & Eucalypts indicator of the depth and richness of a soil. People familiar Alpine with the common oak in northern Europe are amazed by the Arbor Do rapid growth of the same species in Australia. Longer growing n Riv seasons with higher temperatures are the main reasons for this Australia er Temporarily difference. Private Private Property Europe Property Closed to New Zealand Public Oaks make excellent, although often large, specimen trees. sticker Many Tasmanian parks and properties have at least one species The map shows the distribution of oaks. Their spread across the New Zealand White Gum Grove of oak, often the common or English oak [Quercus robur]. Northern hemisphere evidences continental drift of the northern land Eastern Asia mass plates. Some related genera extend into the tropics. Oaks have also been used in construction, for the production Arbor of cork, in building ships’ hulls and for furniture. It was the The leaves shown below are samples of oaks from the US, Europe and North America

shortage of oak in England to supply shipbuilders that led to Asia and show the similarity between the leaves and fruits. Western Hill cuit the development of silviculture, the growing of trees for timber Quarry Eastern A to supply a particular need. North America Sylvan Cir Island Island Kiln Ruin

sia Examples of oak species can be seen in all our northern Limestone Hill US North America Founders Lake hemisphere collections, while there are more mature specimens in Westbury Village Green, Launceston City Park and the Royal Gondwana Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart. Melrose Creek White Oak Californian Oak Pin Oak Bur Oak Fern Gully Melrose Creek Quercus alba Quercus agrifolia Quercus palustris Quercus macrocarpa South America Closed to VISITOR CENTRE the Public Mediterranean KIOSK i Europe Hallet's Quarry Oriental Garden North America

Holm Oak Mirbeck’s Oak Common Oak Turkey Oak reek EMERGENCY PHONE Quercus ilex Quercus canariensis Quercus robur Quercus cerris C ose at Caretakers Residence Dickenson

Melr One of the important identifiers Outcrop for oaks is the acorn. Eugenana State Reserve Bark of an Himalaya Central Southern Africa English Oak Eastern Asia and Western Asia

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Japanese Plant Collections Track Classes Evergreen Oak Daimyo Oak Chinese Cork Oak Sawtooth Oak Walnut Nothofagus Southern Northern Picnic BBQ's Internal Road Quercus acuta Quercus dentata Quercus variabilis Quercus acutissima Fagus/Beech Leatherwood Magnolia Hemisphere Hemisphere Railway Formation Main Track Conifers Conifers Birch Maple Oaks Electric Fence Other Tracks