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Caucasian oak | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Caucasian oak

Quercus macranthera

Genus: Quercus
Family: Fagaceae
Common Names: Persian oak

About this plant

A slow-growing, large deciduous tree to 25m. It has quite large leaves to 15cm with very regular rounded lobes along the edges. Dark green above, grey and downy below and they turn dark yellow-brown before falling

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Suited to large gardens and parkland. Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in good light. For more advice see tree cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by sowing seed soon after it drops. For more advice see propagating from seed (tree/shrub

Pests

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

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years