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Quercus × crenata 'Fulhamensis'

Fulham oak

A large, semi-evergreen tree with deeply fissured, grey, corky bark that eventually reaches up to 25m high forming a rounded, spreading crown with drooping branchlets. The glossy, dark green leaves are up to 7.5cm long, coarsely-toothed and have greyish-green, felted undersides

Synonyms

Quercus × hispanica 'Lucombeana Fulhamensis'
Quercus × lucombeana 'Fulhamensis'
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Quercus fulhamensis

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Ultimate height

Higher than 12 metres

Time to ultimate height

20–50 years

Ultimate spread

Wider than 8 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

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)

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

Grow in deep, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. See tree cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by grafting in mid-autumn or late winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Coastal
Low Maintenance

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

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