Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai

Common Name: Tanbark Oak, Japanese Stone Oak
Family: Fagaceae Dumort.

Country of Origin: C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto

Description: This extremely handsome, Japanese evergreen, tanbark oak is usually a shrub to 10' in the garden, but can be pruned as a small tree. Leaves are glossy yellow-green on top and blue-green underneath. Acorns are both ornamental and edible.²

Culture: Full to part sun with regular water to establish. Drought tolerant thereafter. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7.²

USDA Zone: 7a-9b

Accession Data:

Accession # 201400198
Source: Cistus Nursery
Accession Date: 10-02-2014
Bench: 2303 - Temperate Asia - Low
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-14-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosid I
Order: Fagales
SubOrder:
Family: Fagaceae
SubFamily: Castaneoideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Japan / Nansei-shoto

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.
WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 October 2014.

data regenerated on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:18:09 -0400 [bcm v4.0]