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Classification, origin and diffusion
Division: Spermatophyta
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledones
Family: Fagaceae
Originally from South-Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. Beautiful Cerro woods are found all along the Apennines.
Cerro leaf and fruits
Cerro - Quercus cerris L. (photo www.santon.im)
General characteristics
Size and bearing
Up to 35 meters high, with oval crown, elongated, medium compact.
Trunk and bark
Straight trunk with hard, spongy, ash gray and cracked bark in adult plants.
leaves
Deciduous leaves, of variable shape, first tomentose, then opaque and rough in the upper part, pubescent in the lower part, almost leathery.
Reproductive structures
Monoecious plant with unisexual flowers. The acorns (2.5 cm) are placed on the branches of the previous year, reddish brown in color, with longitudinal streaks, half covered by a wooden dome with characteristic curled scales.
Uses
The wood, less valuable than that of other oaks, is mainly used as fuel. Hard but not very resistant, it is used for railway sleepers after being impregnated.
It is easily distinguished from other oaks by its characteristic acorns.
