English Oak

Quercus robur Fagaceae

Other names

Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Europe, N. Africa, and Western Asia.

Location

Jackson Grove, Schnee Oak Collection

Source of plant

Iowa State University , Prof. Beal, Lake County Nursery Inc.

Description

Large, massive, broadly rounded, open-headed tree with a short trunk; in youth pyramidal to rounded; can reach 75' to 100' or more in height with a comparable spread. In the U.S.A. it averages 40' to 80' in height under landscape conditions.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

growth habit