Hungarian Oak (Quercus frainetto)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste test can tell when the tannin has been leached. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The seed is up to 3.5cm long and 1.2cm wide.; It can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a thickening in stews etc or mixed with cereals for making bread.; If the seed contains bitter tannins, these can be leached out by thoroughly washing the seed in running water though many minerals will also be lost.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)