Palestine Oak

Alon Matsuy ~ אלון מצוי

 

 

     Scientific name: Quercus calliprinos  / Family: Fagaceae

 

 

A walk through Israel’s native woodlands in the Galilee or the Judean Mountains makes everything perfectly clear – the Palestine oak is king of the forest. It is the most common oak species growing in Israel and part of the oak-terebinth association that is characteristic of Israel’s native woodlands.

 

Palestine Oak in KKL-JNF Forests

North: Bar’am, Naftali Mountains, Nahal Limonim, Shefer, En Dor, Lavi, Ya’ad/Segev, Bet Keshet, Kiryat Ata, Giv’at HaMoreh, Mt. Ahim.

 

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Center: Menashe, HaZorea, Daliya, Masu’a, Nahshon, Ayalon, Neve Ilan, Hulda, Yish’i, Modi’in, Ayalon, Me Ami, Jerusalem, Aminadav, Bar Giyora, Martyrs, Adulam, Sataf.

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South: Yatir, Amatsya

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