Quercus robur, English Oak

Quercus robur is a deciduous Tree growing up to 30 m at a slow rate.It  develops a magnificent, broad crown. Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side. Young plants tolerate reasonable levels of side shade. The oak is a very important timber tree in Britain, it is also a very important food plant for the caterpillars of many species of butterfly. It has a long history of medicinal use.

I found this young English Oak in Manor Park, Glossop.

It is perhaps the only Oak still with some leaves on it. The tree is thin, but very tall and it's located in a  sunny spot with damp soil. Unfortunately I couldn't find any fruits around it.

 Its trunk and secondary branches are very thick and solid and covered with deep-fissured blackish-grey bark.

The leaves are with shallow, rounded lobes nearly sessile, which turn reddish-brown in autumn. 

Inconspicuous yellow-green catkins among the young leaves.

 Flowering takes place in spring. The fruit, called acorns is ripen by the following autumn. The acorns are 2–2.5 cm long having a peduncle or acorn-stalk, 3–7 cm long - one to four acorns on each peduncle.