Yuri Menitski

Quercus robur subsp. pedunculiflora, or Quercus pedunculiflora, the grayish oak, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. Its a large tree, native to South-Eastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula and Peloponnesos, through Thrace and Eastern Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It can be found in deciduous forest, flood plains and steppes, up to 1800 m above sea level. It is a drought adapted species, being able to tolerate extreme heat, and for this reason Q. robur subsp. pedunculiflora may become a very important tree species for forestry, particularly in the context

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Quercus robur subsp. imeretina, the Imeretian oak, is a Tertiary relict species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae. It is native to West Caucasus. Along with Quercus hartwissiana and Quercus petraea subsp. iberica, it creates forests up to 300 meters. As relatively significant woodland, it is represented only in the Imereti region in Georgia. Along with Zelkova carpinifolia, it is protected in Ajameti Managed Reserve. It is included in the IUCN Red List. It has experienced strong anthropogenic influences, like harvesting for timber, which is the source of its rarity.

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