Quercus suber Cork Oak 300mm Pot

Quercus suber is a handsome evergreen oak with rugged corky bark, leathery dark green foliage and a broad, spreading canopy.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
Supplied in a 300mm pot at approximately 1.2m tall including pot. A long-lived evergreen tree that develops increasing character and presence as it matures.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
Best grown in full sun in well-drained soil. It adapts to a range of soil types and becomes drought tolerant once established. Cork Oak is cold hardy and suitable for cool-climate gardens with regular Winter frosts. Speciality Trees
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
Evergreen with tough, leathery dark green leaves that are paler beneath, providing year-round foliage and shade. Its textured bark becomes increasingly thick, deeply fissured and corky with age. RHS
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
Develops into a substantial, broad-domed shade tree with a dense spreading canopy. Allow approximately 15m high × 15m wide at maturity in suitable conditions. Speciality Trees
 
💡 Special Characteristics
Famous as the tree traditionally harvested to produce natural cork, Quercus suber develops exceptionally distinctive bark as it matures. It also produces characteristic acorns and can become an impressive specimen tree for generations.
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
Ideal as a feature or shade tree for large gardens, rural properties, paddocks and park-style landscapes where there is plenty of room for its broad mature canopy.