Basisdaten
description:
The willow oak called willow leaf oak is native to eastern North America. In Europe it is very rare. Striking are the almost rounded acorns in the fall.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Quercus phellos
family:
Beech family (Fagaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
15 - 20 m (49 - 66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are oblong, glossy green and like a willow leaf. The leaf edge is smooth and the leaf position alternate.
leaf shape:
oblong
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
red - orange
flowering:
May
blossom color:
greenish
fruit:
The acorns a round.
root:
Deep to heart-rooting plant
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
humic soils
ph value:
slightly acidic up to slightly alkaline
comment:
The oak can withstand temporary flooding, but no waterlogging.
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