Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth Oak | A most attractive medium sized and unusual Oak with distinctive chestnut shaped polished green leaves which stay on the tree well into winter. |
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Quercus agrifolia
Coast Live Oak | A handsome, round-headed evergreen tree with lovely smooth black bark which becomes rougher with age. Its leaves are small and dark green with marginal teeth. Makes a small tree to 10m. It is sometimes mistaken for the evergreen Oak, Quercus Ilex. |
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Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak | The familiar Turkey Oak of our English Landscape, produces a very large tree of fast growth, coarsely lobed leaves with a stalk which helps distinguish from our common Oak Q. robor along with its distinctive furry acorns.
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| Quercus cerris Argenteovariegata |
Always attracts attention and surprise. Strongly variegated foliage, leaves with a creamy white margin. Slowly makes a tree of reasonable size |
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Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak | The 'Scarlet Oak' attractive finely lobed leaves throughout the summer turn to glorious shades of red and scarlet definitely one of the best oaks for autumn colour effect. Makes a large tree and considered to none too lime tolerant, but proving to be quite at home here on our 'limey' clay loams |
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| Quercus coccinea Splendens |
A wonderful form of The Scarlet Oak unsurpassed autumnal colours of rich scarlet and red. Eventually makes a large noble specimen tree |
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Quercus ellipsoidalis
| Introduced from N. America early 1900s, produces a medium sized to large tree with a good rounded wide crown, attractive deeply lobed leaves giving vivid autumn displays of reds to plum purple. |
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| Quercus falcata |
The Southern Red Oak a most striking and distinctive oak making a large tree. Large leaves on long stalks, the twigs carrying a thick wooly fur like hair |
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| Quercus gambelii |
Makes a very collectable small tree or large shrub with deeply lobed glossy green leaves |
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Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak | "Evergreen Oak" A large evergreen shrub or small tree, long yellow catkins in June. Plant in any well drained soil esp. coastal areas. Responds well to trimming, a good tall hedge.
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| Quercus imbricaria |
Shingle oak, was used by the early settlers of N. America as roof tiles or shingles. Makes a medium sized tree with usually un lobed narrow oval leaves some 150mm long and dark green in colour |
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| Quercus macrocarpa |
A very collectable oak of medium size, notable for its large leaves which are deeply lobed and covered underneath with a thick pale down |
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Quercus myrsinifolia
Bamboo Leaf Oak | A very different looking oak with narrow evergreen lanceolate leaves are a good shiny mid green, attractive when first unfolding when a reddish purple. |
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Quercus nigra
Water Oak | Prefers damp or wet ground hence its common name the 'Water Oak'. Deep green glossy leaves, chunky in outline and somewhat variable. Not the easiest or prettiest of oaks to grow, prefering relatively lime free soil |
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Quercus palustris
Pin Oak | The Pin Oak its name really doesn’t do it justice for the attractive elegant foliage and fantastic autumn colour show of reds and scarlet. |
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Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak | A common Oak in our landscape particularly in the damper west of the country makes a large imposing landscape tree.
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| Quercus phellos |
The Willow Leaf oak. Glossy mid green narrow willow like leaves that turn good shades of yellow and orange in autumn. In time makes a large tree. |
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Quercus Pseudoturneri
Turners Oak | A much sought after collectors specimen tree, raised by a Mr. Turner in Essex during the late 18th Century, makes a medium sized semi-evergreen tree with a good balanced rounded head |
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| Quercus pubescens |
As its name suggests the deeply lobed oak type leaves covered in a thick grey down, the twigs densely hairy. Makes a small to medium often shrubby like tree |
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| Quercus pyrenaica |
The large and graceful English Oak, a well known tree of our landscape, can live up to 800 years. |
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Quercus robur
English Oak | The 'English Oak'. One of the primary trees of our natural landscape and landscape heritage full of wild life and beauty. Our English Oaks are from known English and local sources of genuine English provenance and not imported as English Oak.
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Quercus robur Concordia
Golden Oak | The 'Golden Oak'. Stunning in spring when eventully the bright golden yellow leaves appear, these slowly tone to an equally beautiful soft golden yellow throughout the summer. Makes a small tree. Originated in Holland around the mid 1800's |
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Quercus robur Fastigiata
Cypress Oak | The Cypress Oak. An interesting large tree with tightly upward sweeping branches. |
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| Quercus robur Fastigiata Koster |
Originally called plain Q. robur Fastigiata. Upswept branches make a tall tree of large narrow outline |
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Quercus rubra
Red Oak | A vigorous and handsome oak with beautiful yellow new leaves, turning in autumn to a lovely red. Quite tolerant of a range of soils and conditions.
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| Quercus rubra Aurea |
Very effective in spring young leaves a bright golden yellow slowly fading to a light green by the height of summer, prefers a little respite from the sun to avoid scorching the foliage. Makes a small medium sized tree of respectable growthw |
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| Quercus shumardii |
Known in its native southern United States as the Swamp Red oak, but seems to grow here quite happily without the need of a swamp. Attractive deeply cut and lobed leaves with tufts of hair inbetween the veins. Good autumn colouring |
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Quercus suber
Cork Oak | A very choice tree, the Cork Oak makes a medium-sized evergreen tree, similar to the Holm Oak, but with longer dark green leaves and a thick, corky bark. |
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Quercus velutina
Yellow Bark Oak |
Another rare and very collectable oak. Large dark green irregularly lobed leaves. Ultimately makes a large tree its common name of Yellow Bark oak coming from the bright yellow exposed inner bark |
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| Quercus wislizeni |
A rare small tree of large rounded shrub like appearance. Dark green shiny leaves edged with small spiny teeth. |
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