Quercus candicans
An upright deciduous tree reaching 18m by perhaps 8m. It has 15cm long glossy green leaves which emerge coppery in spring and become dark yellow-bronze in autumn. Large 2.5cm acorns form in almost prickly cups
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Suited to large gardens and parkland. Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in good light
Propagate by sowing seed soon after it drops or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer
May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and oak gall wasps
May be susceptible to Powdery mildews