Evergreen Oak

Evergreen Oak, Abbotsbury, Dorset

Male catkins in May

Male catkins in June

Male flowers - anthers

Male flowers - perianth segments
and 5-10 stamens

Female flowers in axils of new shoots

Female flower - stick style and
5-lobed fleshy stigma

Fleshy lobed stigmas

Beginnings of acorn

2-months-old acorns

Acorn

Acorn in November

Leaves in May before new
season growth

New growth - late May and early June

The previous year's leaves and new shoots

Greyish, scaly bark

Red, insect gall on new growth

Red, insect gall on male catkin