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    QUERCUS

    Commonly known as Japanese chestnut oak, Sawtooth oak

    Genus of about 530 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen trees and shrubs in the beech family widely distributed in woodland and scrub in the northern hemisphere extending to tropical latitudes.

    Some deciduous species give excellent autumn colour.

    Because of land use changes and climate change many species are under acute threat. In the highlands of Mexico, Central America and the northern Andes forests have been cleared to make coffee plantations and cattle ranching. Pine forests are invading oak in the Indian Himalayas because of temperature rise.

    In the UK, Phytopthora ramorum (so-called sudden oak death), a bacterium thought to cause acute oak decline and the oak processionary moth, which causes defoliation, are modern threats.

    Represented in the UK by 2 natives, Sessile or Durmast (Q. petraea), stalked leaves and unstalked acorns and English or Pedunculate (Q. robur) with very short stalks on leaves and long stalks on acorns.

    Two other oaks commonly seen are the holm oak (Q. ilex), evergreen, and the Turkey oak (Q. cerris) which was introduced, mistakenly, as a source of good timber.

     

     

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    • 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)
       
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  • QUERCUS cerris
    Bitter oak, Turkey oak
     
    Pot grown
    £12.50
    QUERCUS coccinea
    Scarlet oak
    excellent autumn colour
     
    Grafted
    £35.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    QUERCUS palustris
    Pin oak, swamp Spanish oak
    Deeply lobed leaves. Good autumn colour.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    QUERCUS robur
    Common oak
     
    Pot grown
    £12.50
    Large
    £80.00
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