Quercus × crenata 'Diversifolia'

Synonyms

Quercus × hispanica 'Diversifolia'
Quercus × lucombeana 'Diversifolia'

Trees

Buy this from Plant Nurseries
3 Suppliers

An evergreen spreading tree to 25m in milder areas, though in colder winters it may keep leaves brown on the tree until new ones develop in spring, or in severe cold, drop them in December. The leaves are dark green above, pale and downy below and of an extraordinarily varied shape - everything from nearly whole, to symmetrically lobed to wildly asymmetric.

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

Higher than 12 metres

Max Spread

wider than 8 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 20–50 years
Max Spread: wider than 8 metres
Max Height: Higher than 12 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H6

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Fagaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Spreading branched
Potentially harmful: Pets (dogs): Harmful if eaten - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
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: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Suited to large gardens and parkland. Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil, but likes it best slightly alkaline. Ensure good light. For more information see tree cultivation.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autunm

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

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

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews and honey fungus