Will and Steve, A Finnish oak aficionado Juha Fagerholm says the oak could be a Mexican species: Loquat-Leaf Oak, Q. rhysophylla (also the form Q. rysophylla is used). It is used as an ornamental also in Europe, e.g. in British Isles. Other similar Mexican species are much rarer in cultivation. Juha said also that the Asian oaks, which have approximately similar leaves, mostly have leaf undersides densely yellowish woolly (groups Cerris and Brachylepides).
Here is one photo of Q. rhysophylla: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/183941/ - Kouta -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
