Description: Deciduous tree that grows up to 25m. Irregular crown. Trunk up to 50 cm in diameter, dark brown bark peeling in rags. The leaves are alternate, simple, oval, wrinkled, double-toothed tips 5-13 cm long and 2-7 cm wide. The face is dark green and shiny, and the back is brighter. The male flowers are gathered in long catkins, and female flowers grow in the axils of leaves, resembling to hop cones. The fruit is a small nut of 6-10 mm, yellow-brown in color.

Flowering time: April-May

Habitat: dry and fresh soil. Widespread in Central and Southern Europe

Interesting fact: lives up to 100 years. The wood is very solid and can be used to make tools.