Quercus aucheri - Boz-Pirnal oak

Boz-Pirnal oak (Quercus aucheri) is a small evergreen oak of Greece, Turkey, and the East Aegean Islands, growing to 5 m by 4 m in Mediterranean phrygana scrub. Its acorns are edible roasted, and its astringent galls and bark are used medicinally and for dye.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Coffee substitute¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen
• Quercus spp. - Oaks

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	5
Diameter (m)	4

Footnotes

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