Giant Oak leaves, Epping Forest? (1 Viewer)

[KenM]

Came across this sapling today, aren't the leaves a ''little'' on the large size?

Cheers

 

[honeym]

I rexkon I've seen larger - also on small trees/saplings. No idea why.

 

[foresttwitcher]

Small saplings of many broadleaved deciduous species often have larger individual leaves than would normally be found on a mature tree. It maximizes light interception in the darker conditions found under the canopy.

 

[Nutcracker]

Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur on leaf shape. Agree on the larger leaf size with shaded young plants.

 

[KenM]

Thanks guys, I thought I’d stumbled on a piece of “Jurassic Park”. :t: