About
Male catkins and female flowers are produced in spring, and followed by small, rounded acorns to 1.5cm long in autumn. A vigorous evergreen tree to 20m high, with a columnar habit and glossy, toothed dark green leaves. Young growth is slender with leaves sometimes flushed bronze.
About the genus
Quercus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs, with entire, lobed or toothed leaves; flowers inconspicuous, followed by characteristic acorns; sometimes good autumn colour
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeTrees
HabitColumnar upright
FoliageEvergreen
HeightHigher than 12 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height10-20 years
Suggested usesArchitectural
Native toMexico
ToxicityPets (dogs): Harmful if eaten - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in deep, fertile, well-drained, neutral to acidic soil
PruningPruning group 1
PropagationPropagate by grafting
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, oak slugworm, oak gall wasp and oak processionary moth
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to oak wilt, honey fungus, powdery mildew, and various bracket fungi