Quercus palustris 'Green Dwarf'
Pin oak 'Green Dwarf', Swamp oak 'Green Dwarf'
Quercus Quercus
'Green Dwarf' _ 'Green Dwarf' is a compact, deciduous tree forming a dense, rounded crown, usually grafted onto a single, upright trunk, with elliptic, glossy, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green leaves turning scarlet to reddish-brown in autumn. Insignificant catkins of tiny, green flowers in spring are followed by ovoid, brown fruit.
Quercus palustris 'Green Dwarf' is: Deciduous
Compact, Rounded
Ingestion may cause severe discomfort.
Green in Spring
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Reddish-brown, Scarlet in Autumn
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Aphids , Oak gall wasps Aphids , Oak gall wasps
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Oak wilt , Powdery mildew Oak wilt , Powdery mildew
Pruning group 1
Grafting, Seed
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Quercus palustris 'Green Dwarf' (Pin oak 'Green Dwarf') will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 2.5m after 20-50 Years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Prefers acid, fertile, well-drained loam in full sun. Does not tolerate alkaline soil. Will tolerate partial shade. Avoid wet, poorly-drained conditions. Tends to drop old leaves in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Quercus palustris 'Green Dwarf'
Pin oak 'Green Dwarf', Swamp oak 'Green Dwarf'
Quercus Quercus
'Green Dwarf' _ 'Green Dwarf' is a compact, deciduous tree forming a dense, rounded crown, usually grafted onto a single, upright trunk, with elliptic, glossy, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green leaves turning scarlet to reddish-brown in autumn. Insignificant catkins of tiny, green flowers in spring are followed by ovoid, brown fruit.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Compact, Rounded
Ingestion may cause severe discomfort.
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Green in Spring
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Reddish-brown, Scarlet in Autumn
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Pruning group 1
Grafting, Seed
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Quercus palustris 'Green Dwarf' (Pin oak 'Green Dwarf') will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 2.5m after 20-50 Years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Prefers acid, fertile, well-drained loam in full sun. Does not tolerate alkaline soil. Will tolerate partial shade. Avoid wet, poorly-drained conditions. Tends to drop old leaves in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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