Quercus ilex L.

Chêne vert | Balota

Chêne vert

Biosystematics

Kingdom
Plantae
Branch
Trachéophytes
Subphylum
Ptéropsidés
Class
Angiospermes
Subclass
Dicotylédones
Order
Fagales
General shape
Grass
Life cycle and type
Perennial
Specie parts
Use
Description
Le Chêne vert ou Yeuse (Quercus ilex L., 1753) est une espèce d'arbres à feuillage persistant de la famille des Fagacées, présent sous forme de bois clairs et garrigues essentiellement présent dans les régions méditerranéennes.
Family
Fagaceae
Sub-family
Genus
Quercus
Arabic name
البلوط الأخضر
Morphologie

Morphology


  • Visible fruit/seeds
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Known allelopath
  • Natural regeneration capacity
  • Remarkable flower
Max height at maturity
700 cm
Lifespan
7000 Month
C:N ratio (Fertility)
High
Foliage type
Evergreen
Leaf porosity Summer
High
Leaf porosity Winter
Dense
Foliage texture
Dense
Growth rate
Low
Root system depth
Deep
Active growth period
Spring Summer
Biologie

Biology


  • Fruit/seed persistence
  • Fruit/seed abundance
  • Tendency to conserve
Duration of seed dispersal
15 Day
Water content
22 %
  • Beginning of fruit/seed period 2023-11-01
  • End of fruit/seed period 2023-11-30
Maturation
Autumn
Flowering period
Spring Summer
Reproduction
Sexual and vegetative
Seed dispersal unit
Type of release
Dispersal area
Low
Pollinators
Wind Bee Flies Wasps
Shade tolerance
Grazing tolerance
Medium
CaCO3 tolerance
High
Seed longevity (germination power)
Medium
Multiplication

Multiplication


  • Seed dormancy
  • Commercial availability of seeds
  • Light effect
  • Reforestation potential
Weight of 1000 seeds
0.65 Kg
Seed impurity
30 %
Latency period
2 Days
Germination rate
90 %
Germination speed
4 Days
Average germination time (DMG)
8 Days
Optimal temperature for germination
26
Plant density
1111 Ha