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QUERCUS robur 'Concordia'
Commonly known as Common oak, English oak, Golden oak, Pedunculate oak
Young leaves suffused golden yellow in spring and early summer
Further Reading....
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DeciduousShort-stalked leaves to 14cm (5½in) long.
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Height10m (33ft)
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Spread10m (33ft)
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TreeVery slow-growing cultivar.
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
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Full sun
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Partial shade
QUERCUS robur 'Concordia'
- Details
- Description
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesAphids, gall wasps, oak wilt, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bracket fungus.Place of originGarden origin. van Geert Nursery, Ghent, Belgium, 1843.
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Garden Location/ConditionsCoastal / windswept
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf marginLobed
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Leaf shapeOblong
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Pruning groupPruning group 1Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soil
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Toxic - Category CHarmful if eaten(Can be harmful to pets if eaten)
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Tree ShapeRounded to broadly spreading
Quercus - Care Guide
- Introduction
- Hardy evergreen oaks
- More tender evergreen oaks
- Oak species with exceptional leaf colours in spring or autumn
- Uplifting Quercus - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Lithocarpus Seed Collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
- Storing seeds over winter
- Embothrium Collecting and Storing Seeds
- Decaisnea Seed Collection & Potting
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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