Sessile oak
The
sessile oak or durmast oak is a large
oak tree that is native to most of
Europe, and into
Anatolia. The botanic name is
Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. It is a large tree, with leaves larger than that of the European
common oak, which it otherwise resembles, and whose range it overlaps.
Significant botanical differences with the common oak include the stalked leaves, and the stalkless (sessile) acorns. It is found more often than the common oak in damper conditions and in upland areas. Hybrids with the common oak are often found, and may be described under the name Q. x rosacea.