English Oak

Other names

Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Asia Minor

Location

Schnee Oak Collection

Source of plant

Windrose Nursery

Description

Tree related to Q. robur but the twigs more slender, finely pubescent; leaves larger, 10(20) cm long, deeply lobed, dull green above, yellowish tomentose beneath at first later becoming green and finely stellate pubescent, petiole tomentose (!), 2-6 mm long; fruits grouped 1-3 on a 4-6(10) cm long stalk, the acorns elliptical, 4-5 cm long, 2 mm thick, the cup hemispherical covering 1/3 of the acorn, the scales tomentose and tuberculate.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

disease resistance