About
Quercus cerris 'Argenteovariegata' is a compact deciduous tree that can reach about 10 meters in height after two decades. Its elongated, dark green leaves are characterized by pronounced, pointed lobes and feature distinctive creamy white edges. The acorns can grow to a length of 4 centimeters, with their caps adorned in coarse scales.
About the genus
Quercus includes trees or shrubs that can be either deciduous or evergreen. The leaves may be entire, lobed, or toothed. Flowers are not prominent, but they are succeeded by distinctive acorns. Some species may display notable autumn foliage.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Coastal
- Toxicity
- Pets (dogs): Harmful if eaten - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in most deep, fertile soils
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1, though if a grafted tree, any suckers from beneath the graft point, should be removed as soon as possible
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown as soon as ripe, in a cold frame or by grafting
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to oak processionary moth, aphids, caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and oak gall wasps
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews and honey fungus