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Quercus georgiana (Georgia oak)
1 hour care
per year
per year
9m
Max height
Max height
9m
Max spread
Max spread
50-100 years
To maturity
To maturity
Low
Toxicity
Toxicity
Plant details
Botanical name
Quercus georgiana
Other names
Georgia oak, Stone Mountain oak
Genus
Quercus Quercus
Species
Q. georgiana - Q. georgiana is a dense, spreading, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or tree with ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves deeply cut with two to five, pointed, bristle-tipped lobes. Leaves turn shades of red, orange, purple, and brown in autumn and persist on the tree until leaf buds swell in spring. Yellow-green flower catkins in spring are followed by spherical, brown acorns taking two years to mature.
Quercus georgiana is: Deciduous
Habit
Dense, Spreading
Toxicity
Acorns are edible only after tannins are leached or boiled out.
Flower
Yellow-green in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Red, Purple in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Specific pests
Aphids , Oak gall wasps Aphids , Oak gall wasps
Diseases
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Oak wilt , Powdery mildew Oak wilt , Powdery mildew
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Grafting, Seed
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Where to grow
Quercus georgiana (Georgia oak) will reach a height of 9m and a spread of 9m after 50-100 years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Best grown in well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Quercus georgiana
Other names
Georgia oak, Stone Mountain oak
Genus
Quercus Quercus
Species
Q. georgiana - Q. georgiana is a dense, spreading, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or tree with ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves deeply cut with two to five, pointed, bristle-tipped lobes. Leaves turn shades of red, orange, purple, and brown in autumn and persist on the tree until leaf buds swell in spring. Yellow-green flower catkins in spring are followed by spherical, brown acorns taking two years to mature.
Native to
Southeastern United States
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Dense, Spreading
Toxicity
Acorns are edible only after tannins are leached or boiled out.
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Colour
Flower
Yellow-green in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Red, Purple in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Specific pests
Diseases
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Specific diseases
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Grafting, Seed
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Where to grow
Quercus georgiana (Georgia oak) will reach a height of 9m and a spread of 9m after 50-100 years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Best grown in well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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