Other common names
cork tree
Trees
A slow-growing evergreen tree grown for its bark - this is the origin of cork - which develops into a craggy, fissured grey of great character. If some bark was to be harvested, it is brick red beneath until new bark forms.The leaves are dark glossy green above, pale and felty below. The acorns are long and slender, with less than a third held in a shaggy cup
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
wider than 8 metres