Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) is a small, spiny-leaved evergreen shrub oak common in Mediterranean maquis. Its acorns are edible once leached of their bitter tannins. Inputs Hardiness zone 51 Hardiness zone 61 Hardiness zone 71 Hardiness zone 81 Hardiness zone 91 Outputs Human food1 Type Shrub Evergreen Quercus spp. - Oaks Footnotes Quercus coccifera | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6