Ashworth Mossy-Cup Oak
Quercus macrocarpa 'Ashworth'
Fagaceae
Other names
Ashworth Burr Oak
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Schnee Oak Collection, Urban Tree Collection
Source of plant
Fred Ashworth, St. Lawrence Nurseries, Oikos Tree Crops
Description
Mother tree is a precocious producer of high quality acorns containing almost no tannic acid. The seedlings (listed as 'Ashworth Strain') from this tree are all F1 ("mother-son") backcrosses with the best one of hundreds of seedlings grown 30 years ago.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
food