2011-09-25 Lower Austria, district Krems-Land: Wachau - Drnstein (XXX msm Quadrant 7559/3).German name: Flaum-EicheThis is a typical downy oak forest on the southerly exposed slope of Wachau near the town of Drnstein: extremely dry, xerothermous habitat. It is also one of the westermost natural downy oak forest of Austria - the western edge of Pannonian climate.
2010.05.06 Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/Wien Umgebung (on the fringe of cultivated lands, 232 m AMSL).Flowering in april/may.Not uncommon in Pannonian Eastern Austrian climate.German name: Flaumeiche
2010.05.06 Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/Wien Umgebung (on the fringe of cultivated lands, 232 m AMSL).Flowering in april/may.Not uncommon in Pannonian Eastern Austrian climate.German name: Flaumeiche
2010.10.09 Lower Austria, Hollabrunn/ Pulkau (370 m AMSL).Cupula and fruit.German name: FlaumeicheActually, I am not a 100% sure about whether this is Qu. pubescens but only a good 90%; it might be a hybrid Qu. pubescens x petraea, but if so I think there can be no doubt about one parent being Qu. pubescens.