
Quercus x brittonii.Courtesy of Jan De Langhe, Gent University Botanical Garden.oaks.of.the.world.free.fr. (Accessed 9/2014).
Quercus x brittonii is a shrub or small tree.
Leaves alternate, egg-shaped, leathery; base wedge-shaped; 1-3 lobes each side; dark green above, hairs on veins; grey-green, yellowish hairy below; good fall color (Hélardot 2015).
Flowers: Monoecious, males in catkins. Females solitary or few together.
Fruit: Acorns
Wetland status: NL
Frequency in NYC: Rare, but not listed by New York State.
Origin: Native.
Habitat: Found in open, dry sandy soil but apparently hardy in other habitats.