BOTANY Quercus Robur (Spedunculata) Var. Concordia. Europe; Western Asia (Plein air). Tree majestic size; can reach up to 40 meters high; with a longevity that in some specimens far exceeds the millennnio. Feature leaf lobed almost no petiole. The oak was regarded in ancient Rome symbol of virtue; strength; courage; dignity and perseverance. And 'represented together the olive in the emblem of the Italian Republic. Illustration of P. Stroobant son; painted from life in the botanical garden Verschaffelt and engraved in the plant lithographic L. Stroobant. Table color lithograph from the opera "L'Illustration Horticole" Ambroise Verschaffelt; edited by Charles Lemaire; Ghent; Belgium; in 1867.