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    QUERCUS
    QUERCUS acutissima
    QUERCUS acutissima
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    QUERCUS acutissima

    Commonly known as Japanese chestnut oak, Sawtooth oak

    Narrow chestnut-like leaves margined with bristle tipped teeth
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, gall wasps, oak wilt, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bracket fungi.
    • Place of origin
      China, Himalayas, Korea, Japan
    • Deciduous
      Long-lasting, glossy, mid-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long. Leaves are similar to those of sweet chestnut.
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrate
    • Lanceolate
    • Oblong
    • Height
      15-20m (49-66ft)
    • Spread
      15-20m (49-66ft)
    • Tree
      Corky, ashen-grey to black bark. Solitary acorns.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      15-20m (49-66ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        15-20m (49-66ft)
      		  
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Quercus - Care Guide
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
    Trees - Care Guide
    View Planting Combinations

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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