Quercus fusiformis

A large very handsome, medium to fast-growing deciduous tree to 20m. The leaves are green and around 12cm long with very deep lobes, almost to the mid-vein. Each lobe has a few rounded secondary lobes. The grey-brown acorns are at least half enclosed in a scaley cup. No autumn colour

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Fagaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Genus
Quercus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs, with entire, lobed or toothed leaves; flowers inconspicuous, followed by characteristic acorns; sometimes good autumn colour
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
USA Mexico

How to Grow

Cultivation

Suited to large gardens and parkland. Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in good light

Propagation

Propagate by sowing seed soon after it drops or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Pruning

pruning group 1

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and oak gall wasps

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews