Editing Quercus wislizeni (section)

==Description==

It is a large [[shrub]] or [[tree]]{{sfn|Flora of North America}} growing to {{convert|22|m|ft|abbr=off}} tall, although where it is common in the low-elevation [[Sierra Nevada]] foothills it seldom exceeds {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on|sp=us}}. The dark-green [[leaves]]—appearing grayish from a distance—are usually small, {{convert|2-7|cm|frac=2|abbr=off}} long,<ref name="tktimb2">{{Cite book |last1=Turner |first1=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ |title=Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest |last2=Kuhlmann |first2=Ellen |date=2014 |publisher=[[Timber Press]] |isbn=978-1-60469-263-1 |edition=1st |location=Portland, OR |pages=198}}</ref> thick, and often spiny-toothed at higher elevations, particularly on young trees. The male [[flower]]s are on [[catkin]]s, the female flowers in groups of 2–4 in leaf axils.<ref name="tktimb2" /> The [[acorn]]s are {{convert|1|–|2|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} long, and [[Biennial plant|mature the second season]] (about 18&nbsp;months) after flowering.{{sfn|Flora of North America}}

Specimens can live for up to 200 years.<ref name="tktimb2" />

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