Quercus petraea

Description

The Sessile (or Durmast Oak) is with Quercus robur perhaps the most common British oak. The wood has been widely used in joinery and shipbuilding for hundreds of years. This can potentially be a very long-lived tree, growing up to 30m (100ft) in a spreading habit, with ridged grey bark, and yellow-stalked long dark green leaves up to 18cms (7”) in length.