Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak

Whereas the acorns of the English Oak, Quercus robur, have stalks those of the sessile oak do not; instead they sit directly on the twigs. The leaves are also different: they do have stalks, unlike the leaves of the English oak which have virtually no stalks.

All you have to do is remember which way round it is!

There are other distinguishing features: the lobes of the leaves of sessile oaks are more forward pointing, and the acorns are shorter and more conical than those of the English oak.

Sessile oaks are more common on upland acid soils; their trunks are less branched and the crown of the tree is narrow in comparison with the spreading shape of an English oak.

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