Quercus chrysolepis (Canyon oak)
Other names: Maul oak, Golden cup oak, Canyon live oak, Californian live oak
Q. chrysolepis is a spreading, evergreen tree or shrub with scaly, whitish-grey or red-flushed bark, ovate to elliptic, spiny-toothed, leathery, glossy, mid- to dark green leaves, grey- or yellow-hairy beneath, and oblong to ovoid, sharp-tipped acorns in felted cups.
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10m max. spread |
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20m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Quercus acutissima (Sawtooth oak)
Other names: Sawthorn oak, Japanese silkworm oak
Q. acutissima is a rounded, deciduous tree with fissured, corky, grey to black bark and ovate to lance-shaped, glossy, mid-green leaves with bristle-tipped teeth. Ovoid acorns are borne in cups covered with long, slender, hairy scales.
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20m max. spread |
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20m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Q. phellos is a large deciduous tree forming a dense oblong crown of simple long leaves and inconspicuous yellow-green catkins in spring followed by small acorns.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Other names: Evergreen oak, Holly-leaved oak, Holly-oak, Ilex
Q. ilex is a large evergreen tree forming a dense crown of rounded leaves and inconspicuous yellow-green catkins in spring followed by characteristic acorns.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Other names: Pedunculate oak, Polish oak, Slavonian oak, English oak, Black oak, French oak
Q. robur is a large deciduous tree forming a broad crown of rounded leaves which turn reddish-brown in autumn and inconspicuous yellow-green catkins in spring followed by characteristic acorns.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Quercus agrifolia (California live oak)
Other names: Coast live oak, Encina
Q. agrifolia is a dense, spreading, evergreen tree with ridged, grey bark, oval, convex, spiny-toothed, glossy, dark green leaves and slender, ovoid, pointed acorns enclosed by a cap with thin, overlapping scales.
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10m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Lithocarpus edulis (Japanese stone oak)
Other names: Pasania edulis , Quercus edulis, Quercus glabra, Quercus laevigata, Japanese tanbark oak, Japanese false oak
L. edulis is a rounded to broadly spreading evergreen tree with oblong, veined, glossy, leathery, dark green leaves and erect spikes of pale yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by orange-brown acorns.
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8m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Quercus frainetto 'Hungarian Crown' (Hungarian oak 'Hungarian Crown')
'Hungarian Crown' is a fast-growing tree with a large, rounded crown. It has good autumn colour.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Quercus robur Fastigiata Group (Common oak Fastigiata Group)
Other names: Pedunculate oak Fastigiata Group, Polish oak Fastigiata Group, English oak Fastigiata Group, Black oak Fastigiata Group, French oak Fastigiata Group, Quercus robur f. fastigiata
Fastigiata Group are large, upright, deciduous trees bearing ovate to oblong, dark green leaves with rounded lobes and inconspicuous yellow-green catkins in spring followed by ovoid acorns.
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15m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
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