News 'Oak'

Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera), also known as Garrigues (scrublands) oak, belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its Latin name comes from the cochineal Kermes vermilio which parasitizes the oak. This cochineal was before used to make a scarlet red dye.   Persistent foliage tree, Kermes oak usually takes the form of a buissonnant and suckering shrub […]

Holm oak (Quercus ilex, “holly oak”), also know as Evergreen oak, belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its Latin name comes from the similarity of its leaves with the holly leaves.   Evergreen tree, Holm oak high is between 5 and 20 meters and its lifespan is between 200 and 500 years. Its trunk is short […]

Turkey oak belongs to the Fagaceae family.   Deciduous tree (leaves fall belatedly nonetheless in late autumn), Turkey oak high is between 25 and 30 meters and its lifespan is between 150 and 200 years. Its trunk is slender and has a thick bark. Young branches are pubescent. Lobes end in a small point and […]

Cork oak (Quercus suber) belongs to the Fagaceae family.   Persistent foliage tree*, cork oak high is between 10 and 20 meters and its lifespan is between 250 and 400 years. Its trunk is often short and twisted and has a corky bark on a thickness of up 5cm. First, young branches are pubescent. Then, […]

Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) belongs to the Fagaceae family. This oak is also known as Tauzin oak, Gascon name of the species.   Decidious tree, Pyrenean oak high is between 15 and 20 meters. Its trunk is often short and twisted and its young shoots are whitish to pink. Its leaves, which can be up […]

Pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) belongs to the Fagaceae family.   Deciduous tree, pubescent oak high is between 10 and 25 meters. Its trunk is often short and twisted and its canopy is light and ample. Pubescent oak can be distinguished from other oaks by the presence of short hairs on the inside of its leaves […]

Oak aromas in wines – The series of oak aromas in wines highlights the odorous molecules that oak gives to wines during ageing.   The aromatic “vanilla” note of the wines is closely linked to the use of new oak barrels. It is part of the spicy notes. Vanillin is the aromatic molecule that gives […]

Pedonculate oak (Quercus robur, also known as Quercus pedunculata) belongs to the Fagaceae family.   Deciduous tree, pedonculate oak can be up to 50 meters. Its canopy is often more irregular than the sessile oak canopy and its foliage in clusters lets the light filter through more easily. The petiole of the leaves is very […]

While we are living through a surrealist period and we are actively fighting against the spread of coronavirus, we must take care of one another. Let us also remember that nature provides us day after day beautiful spectacles to contemplate. Today, date of the International Day of Forests, we wanted to share with you the […]

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea, formerly called Quercus sessiliflora) belongs to the Fagaceae family.   Its natural area of geographic dispersion corresponds to the continent of Europe, from Spain to western Russia (Crimea and North-West Caucasus).   Deciduous tree, sessile oak can be up to 50 meters. Sessile oak acorns are mostly in pairs or clusters […]