Quercus is the old Roman name for oak.

A deciduous (but there are also evergreen species), large, mighty, long-lived street, garden, park and forest tree with a strong landscape-shaping effect and overall ecological significance.

Oaks can live to be 1,000 years old; in Germany there are several specimens that are several hundred years old. It is an extensive genus with around 600 species, distributed in Europe, North Africa, Asia, North and South America.

In history and literature, the oak is firmly anchored as an oak of judgment and song; Celts, Goths, Germanic tribes and Romans worshipped it as a tree dedicated to the gods. Germanic tribes dedicated it to the thunder god Donar. The oak was regarded as a symbol of power and strength, the tree of man. The oak leaf wreath was a symbol of power and strength, a sign of victory.

The oak was and is valued as a medicinal plant with tannins and bitter substances. It is said to have anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and germicidal properties.