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  • QUERCUS buckleyi
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    QUERCUS buckleyi

    Commonly known as Texas red oak

    Leaf margined heavily divided. Brilliant red or yellow autumn colour
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, gall wasps, oak wilt, honey fungus, powdery mildew
    • Place of origin
      USA. Central Texas and Oklahoma
    • Deciduous
      Large, deeply lobed, bright green leaves 8-20cm (3-8in) long with 4-11 lobes turn red and orange in autumn
    • Fully hardy
    • Lobed
    • Height
      9m (30ft)
    • Spread
      8m (26ft)
    • Tree
      Dark grey, smoothish bark, furrowed into ridges on lower trunk and older branches. Egg-shaped acorns mature in their second year
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable 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.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      9m (30ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        8m (26ft)
       
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    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
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
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