Quercus bella
Synonyms
Cyclobalanopsis bella (Chun & Tsiang) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1993
Local names
bing lang qing gang
Range
China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi ), 200-700 m, in wet forests;
Growth habit
reaches 30 m;
Leaves
8-15 x 2-3.5 cm; lanceolate to oblong; subleathery; dark green, shiny adaxially; glaucous, hairless below; base cuneate, apex acuminate ; margin dentate in apical 1/2; 10-16 pairs of lateral veins; petiole glabrous, 1-2 cm;
Flowers
February to April; female inflorescences to 1-2 cm;
Fruits
acorn flattened, 1.5 cm high, 2.5 cm in diameter; pubescent in youth but glabrescent; paired or to 3; cup shallow, thin, covering base of nut, with 6-8 concentric rings of irregularly denticulate margins scales; ripe in 1 year;
Bark, twigs and buds
twigs angled, pubescent becoming glabrous;
Hardiness zone, habitat
not hardy;
Reference: http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/hybridessz.htm
Fearless Aphids Ignore Pheromones, Get Eaten By Ladybugs... What does this have to do with Quercus bella? Hmn...??? I was drawing this morning and I remembered an article I read so naturally I had to inject my thoughts on this drawing. I found this article while researching the Quercus bella. I was looking for an image of this acorn species and stumbled into a botany researcher from Cornell University, who talked about the Quercus bella in China. Alas, my email inquiry bounced and I could not get access to the photograph. I kept searching and found this article on the side which is very interesting. As for Quercus Bella, it is a very elusive oak. I only found one image. It was redrawn once (second, left) and now I "cessified" it (above).
Oh MY! The cessified version is very elegant! What a unique and fashionable cap. And I love the round, bulbous nut. I think you did the internet world a huge favor by providing another drawing of this elusive tree.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the epilady, my legs are also glabrous.
TSUP!
Anything 'cessified' is a winner with me. I am fascinated by the oaks that do not have the typical oak leaf look to it. The acorns all appear similar though. I love this piece too, Ces!
ReplyDeleteit's been awhile.
ReplyDeletedid you get enough sleep? xD
i did.
love the local name bing lang qing gang!!!!
cessified is cool, though.
Another delightful Cesnut!
ReplyDeleteYour drawing skills are impressive, but you would argue with me.....I love it.
How many many varieties of oak.
Amazing.
XXOO~~♥
Anne
Such a beauty, this Quercus Bella. I love the bulbous look, especially after being Cessified of course...
ReplyDeleteHow are things in your island? Good to know you're getting more sleep. :)
oxox
I love the sharp, clean look of this series, as in all your nuts. It's analytical yet still has your warmth to it. Do you sit and analyze nuts? **kisskiss** Deb
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, we are big nuts!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are not starting another race.....
ReplyDeleteMy dear Ces. Your newest post with the solitary woman leaning upon the solitary tree.... How beautiful it is. It looks like she is sheltering herself because the leaves are not there to do it for her. And the longer I look upon that tree, the more it looks like a living creature with an eye open wide, arms by its side, and its gaze upon the skies.
ReplyDeleteRadishes, prepared properly, can be delectable. But not as delectable and juicy as the big burger I sank my teeth into this evening!
ReplyDeleteDo you know, in middle school I was asked by the faculty to recite a poem for a PTA meeting. I chose that very same poem. I don't think I fully grasped the beauty of those words then as I do now.
ReplyDeleteYou need a tin cup to rattle against the bars of your cage.
ReplyDeleteActually, because of my lack of sleep and doodling, I do not remember that drawing so well. When did you last post it?
ReplyDeleteDidi you ever finish that drawing? Fill in the leaves, I mean.
ReplyDeleteIf not, I beg of you, please let it be. I love it just the way it is.
ReplyDeleteAaaaah. I think several months in time are all a blur, and I do not remember that drawing. No wonder I love it so. I can feel you in it.
ReplyDeleteI see you are available. Come here often?
ReplyDeleteTell me, what's your sign?
ReplyDeleteBaby, they must have broken the mold after they made you.
ReplyDeleteI like beets.
ReplyDeleteI like pickled beets.
ReplyDeleteI like garlic, roasted, pureed, pickled, sauteed....
ReplyDeleteI miss visiting a good olive bar. I do not go to Whole Foods here.
ReplyDeleteBut I do like Whole Foods. I wish there was one close to me.
ReplyDeleteSmell my breath. Haaaaaaaaaaaa
ReplyDeleteArgh. Leaders and their arrogance and their famine.
ReplyDeleteCurried chicken soup sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteYellow tomatoes! I wish there was more variety of produce near me.
ReplyDeleteI am in search of champagne grapes. I forgot to go to the farmer's market yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI am on a Marilyn Monroe kick. I am watching The 7-Year Itch.
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ReplyDeleteI cannot live without Mexican food.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we have as many Vietnamese places around here......
ReplyDeletePeter LOVED pho.
ReplyDeleteI think I only tried it once.
ReplyDeleteHow's your shrimp? Did you roast your squash?
ReplyDeleteHeyyyy! I made it to 20 minutes today! Yayyyy!
ReplyDeleteI see two happy people and a very happy dog walking around a lake.
ReplyDeleteThe woman keeps turning her head.
ReplyDeleteTo look at the soccer players.
ReplyDeleteSome of them are shirtless.
ReplyDeleteThe man is chuckling because the woman just tripped.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to make me vibrate during dinner, aren't you.
ReplyDeleteChew chew OOooooh!
ReplyDeleteA good way to burn calories while eating.
ReplyDeleteTsup!
ReplyDeleteKeep on poking it.
ReplyDeleteThe beets, I mean.
ReplyDeleteAre they done yet?
ReplyDeleteAnd then what do you do with all that beautiful red water?
ReplyDeleteI spy with my little eye
ReplyDeletetwo hunters!
Ay, that took me a while!
You know what they say about the silent bombs.
ReplyDeleteDeadly.
Or was that Stinky?
I'd LOVE one of those overcup cups. Don't you think they'd be so cute to fill with salt or trinkets?
ReplyDeleteOh the horror of running over someone with a car.
ReplyDeleteYou know, many years ago, Peter and I accidentally ran over a dog.
ReplyDeleteThe owner was walking the dog unleashed, and it came bounding into the street at night.
ReplyDeleteHe tried to stop, but we felt this sickening bump under the wheels.
ReplyDeleteAnd this horrifying scream from the dog.
ReplyDeleteAnd then Peter thought he should back away slowly to gain better access to the dog.
ReplyDeleteHe did not realize that the dog was right under his tire.
ReplyDeleteSo we felt yet another heartrending bump.
ReplyDeleteEveryone was screaming, horrified.
ReplyDeleteI was frantic. I did not want to see the condition of the dog.
ReplyDeleteI called 911!
ReplyDeleteI told him that we had hit a poor dog.
ReplyDeleteAnd he said, "Ma'am, is everyone alright? Is the car alright?"
ReplyDeleteI was shocked! I yelled at him, "Who cares! The DOG!"
ReplyDeleteAnd he yelled back at me to calm down!
ReplyDeleteCan you believe that? He was more concerned about the car!
ReplyDeleteBut in the end, he said there was nothing I could do.
ReplyDeleteAnd THEN, the dog owner scooped up her little white dog.
ReplyDeleteIt was still alive! After being run over twice with a car loaded with three people!
ReplyDeleteAnd she hurried home.
ReplyDeleteSome witnesses came over and said that they had warned her countless times about keeping her dog off the leash.
ReplyDeleteWe were terribly shaken. I hope the dog survived.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, for many months after that, reliving that moment and imagining that terrible bump under the wheel made me sick.
ReplyDeleteI hope that lady feels a hundred times more sick when she thinks back on what she did.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of running over....
ReplyDeleteit's a real shame that you accidentally trampled your ATCs.
ReplyDeleteSee what happens when you ink and walk?
ReplyDeleteI must boil my water now.
ReplyDeleteTSUP!
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