Quercus acuta, the Japanese Evergreen Oak, is an oak native to Japan

Japan

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Province. Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks very unlike an oak.

It is usually bushy and densely domed, reaching a height of 14 m. The bark is smooth and dark grey. Leaves are dark and glossy above and yellowish beneath. They narrow to a long, finely-rounded tip. The flowers are on a stiff 5 cm catkin.