Quercus 'Overcast' Russell
Full name:
Quercus 'Overcast' Russell, Int. Oaks 31:85 (2020)
is an accepted name.
is an accepted name.
Infrageneric Classification:
Subgenus Quercus, Section Quercus
Parentage:
Q. laceyi Small × Q. macrocarpa Michx.
Nomenclature Note:
Arose from seeds collected and raised by David Richardson of Carrollton, Texas. Provisionally named 'David Richardson', the epithet 'Overcast' was preferred by the originator, thus the change.
Description:
Selected for its rich blue-green foliage, large acorns and rounded growth habit.
Nomenclatural Standard:
5914 HILL
Nomenclatural Standard (Cultivar) or Type:
-
Photograph by Brian Pancott for the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens