Quercus robur is a deciduous tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a single stout trunk that can be as much as 11 m (36 ft) in girth (circumference at breast height) or even 14 m (46 ft) in pollarded specimens. Older trees tend to be … See more

Quercus robur (from the Latin quercus, "oak" + robur derived from a word meaning robust, strong) was named by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum (1753). It is the type species of the genus and classified in the white oak section … See more

The species is native to most of Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions.
It is a long-lived tree of high-canopy woodland, coppice and wood pasture, and it is commo… See more