Morphology

Ch, 10 - 50 cm

Ecology

Hill and mountaine zone, dry site, cultivated

Chorology

Mediterranean

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitaryand in groups, tangential rows of vessels, simple perforations, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, thin walled marginal parenchyma, rayless, sometimes, few large rays.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, and sclerenchymatic groups, groups of sclereids in cortex.

Remarks

Birmensdorf, cultivated, Zürich, Switzerland

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

© 2005 WSL - F. Schweingruber, W. Landolt, last update 18.11.2010