Quercus robur - English Oak
I found this quercus in whitworth park adjacent oxford road. The tree is relatively young and small judging by the girth of its trunk and is currently in good health. English oaks are common throughout Europe, they can grow to monumental sizes and live to hundreds of years.
The bark is grey and finely cracked
The leaves are short in length growing up to a few inches, they have very deep lobes with two miniature lobes pointing backwards at the base.
The leaves grow in small clumps.
We can tell that this Quercus is male by observing the catkins closely, they form short light green clusters that emerge in May, the females catkins are shorter and have tiny flowers.
The twigs/branches are knobbly.
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